Nation Sep 25 Watch Death of Kofi Awoonor in Nairobi Attack Is ‘Great Loss’ for Ghana and Poetry Death of Kofi Awooner in Nairobi Attack Is 'Great Loss' for Ghana and Poetry…
Nation Sep 25 Poet Kwame Dawes Remembers Kofi Awoonor With Reading of ‘The Weaver Bird’ Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, poet Kwame Dawes remembers his uncle, Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, who was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver…
Poetry Sep 25 Kwame Dawes Reads ‘The Weaver Bird’ by Kofi Awoonor Poet Kwame Dawes' uncle, the Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver Bird."…
Poetry Jan 04 In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the…
Jan 03 Weekly Poem: ‘Boy in Blue’ By Tom LeGro Recently, Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to examine the earthquake in Haiti through poetry. Look for a report on the NewsHour about that project in the coming days. Continue reading
Oct 07 Kwame Dawes, Pulitzer Center Take on HIV/AIDS in Jamaica Poet Kwame Dawes reads some of his poems. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Dawes, Pulitzer Center Take On HIV/AIDs in Jamaica Poet Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to create a multimedia Web site called "HOPE: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica." The interactive site pairs his poetry with music, essays and video from people… Continue watching