tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post3131234331896736607..comments2023-12-06T19:01:10.313+00:00Comments on One Ghana, One Voice: Night Falls on Children Playing - Kofi A. AmoakoRob Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-38618026010885186242012-03-25T10:22:08.623+00:002012-03-25T10:22:08.623+00:00With respect to narrative beauty and cultural bene...With respect to narrative beauty and cultural benevolence, Kofi Amoako's poetry symbolises Ghanaian literature in its golden age.<br /><br />Amoako's published copy is the kind of stuff for which poetry lovers would in future queue at Silverbird. Such is likely going to happen.<br /><br />Welldone Kofi, our Canada-based gentleman!<br /><br />Thanks to Prince and MSP Dela. You make me feel that I have something to offer - to add up to the brilliant critical work you, L.S, and others have been serving at OGOV. Let me open up:<br /><br />When I read the proximity and appropriateness of your commentary, I begin to reason as though you guys are palmists. As though each has a sixth sense that reads into the lines drawn in the palm of poets. Glory be to God.<br /><br />Once again, thank you for encouraging what I bring to the table.Darko Antwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345172369072331718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-78984072046689707282012-03-25T00:19:36.826+00:002012-03-25T00:19:36.826+00:00Thank you gentlemen for your kind words. I greatly...Thank you gentlemen for your kind words. I greatly appreciate your comments.<br />for me, (though not in all instances) moments in childhood are worth acknowledging and celebrating 'cause they remind us of a simple time before taxes, and other stresses consumed our lives.Kofi A. Amoakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079587745006213615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-74989797070660611312012-03-24T21:05:05.670+00:002012-03-24T21:05:05.670+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Darko Antwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345172369072331718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-63271531698956719402012-03-22T15:02:43.812+00:002012-03-22T15:02:43.812+00:00Beautiful lines, i think.Beautiful lines, i think.geosihttp://geosireads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555516329392912719.post-4293328815295923572012-03-18T08:35:11.715+00:002012-03-18T08:35:11.715+00:00Kofi O. Amoako,
Your poem definitely makes a ver...Kofi O. Amoako, <br /><br />Your poem definitely makes a very interesting read. It showcases indigenous Ghanaian culture in naming their children after the seven days of the week. It is highly predictable that most Ghanaian men have a “K” as their initials or middle names, the popular ones being Kofi, Kwame, Kojo, kweku, kwabla, Kwesi, etc. Lol…. This is very interesting to outsiders, especially the way Ghanaians take pride in mixing such names with borrowed Christian and English names.<br /> <br />The humorous and nostalgic undertones in the poem are also unmistakable. The mental imagery painted by the poem ideally depicts such times when nights fell on playing children. Like the interviewer rightly noticed, the feeling of motion evoked in the poem is also perceptible. When compared to Mariska’s poem “The Deer Hunt”, one could point out similarities like, kinetic, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, auditory, and visual imageries. You make my mouth water with yummy images of fufu and hot groundnut soup...hmmn.<br /><br />Well done Kofi, “I could predict, memories of such times surely bring smiles to your face.” Aren’t we all? Lol.Dela Bobobeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006130222790920983noreply@blogger.com