Kofi Awoonor was born on 1935-03-13.
Kofi Awoonor uses vivid imagery in "The Anvil and the Hammer" to depict the struggles of oppressed people. He employs metaphors like anvil and hammer to symbolize resilience and resistance against colonialism. The imagery creates a powerful visual representation of the ongoing battle for freedom and self-determination.
The poem you refer to is called "Songs of Sorrow" by Kofi Awoonor. Kofi Awoonor (1935–2013) was born George Awoonor-Williams in Wheta, Ghana. Besides being a poet, literary critic, and professor of comparative literature, he acted as an ambassador for Ghana.The first stanza of the poem reads:Dzogbese Lisa has treated me thusIt has led me among the sharps of the forestReturning is not possibleAnd going forward is a great difficultyThe affairs of this world are like the chameleon fecesInto which I have steppedWhen I clean it cannot go.*Note: This stanza was found online. I cannot verify whether it is accurate. I have not read this poet.
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