Sylvester Kwakye

Poet

Kumasi, AS

Ghana

Ashanti Region GH

Email:

sylvesterkwakye2000@gmail.com

Website:

www.slykoko.net/

Twitter/X:

@slykoko

Author's Bio

Sylvester Kwakye is a Ghanaian medical student and the author of the micro-chapbooks "Ode to My Clinical Rotation" (Ghost City Press, 2024) and "How to Merchandise Crime" (Stripes Literary Magazine, 2024). He has a full-length collection titled “Flying From Nectar to Hive” (self-published, 2023). Sylvester reads poetry for the Rowayat Journal and is a member of the Archipelago Collective. He is also the head of the Archipelago Writing Cohort in Kumasi. His poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies, literary journals, and magazines

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:

Ode To My Clinical Rotation (Ghost City Press, 2024)

Journals:

Amistad

Archipelago

Rising Phoenix Review

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Charles Bukowski, Gabriel Awuah Mainoo, Adesiyan Oluwapelumi, Erinola Daranijo, Brian Gyamfi, Joemario Umana, Abdulrazaq Salihu

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Black

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Ghana

Raised in:

Ghana

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Last update: Oct 04, 2024