Video: Why rhyme works in kids' books
Why is rhyme such an enduring part of children’s literature? Canadian-Ghanaian writer Adwoa Badoe helps to explain its appeal
Category: Poets and Poetry
Poets on the London Underground: Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali
The poem “Inside my Zulu Hut” by Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali has been featured on the London Underground.
Another Poem on the London Underground by Nii Parkes
‘Tin Roof’, by Ghanaian-British poet Nii Ayikwei Parkes, is appearing on London’s ‘tube’ as part of the Poems on the Underground series
Sailing On A Name: Phillis Wheatley and Sarah Bonetta
Born 100 years apart, two captive West African girls became famous in their day. Each was named for the ship that carried her over the Atlantic.
Poets on the London Underground: Nii Parkes
Poems on the London Undergound feature the work of Ghanaian writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes.
October Poem
October’s poem is “Bonwire”, on the African Poetry Anthology blog
