Sylvester Kwakye

Poet

Ghana

Email:

sylvester@thearchipelago.org

Website:

www.slykoko.net/

Twitter/X:

@slykoko

Author's Bio

Sylvester Kwakye is a doctor, poet, and chef who's written four (4) books of poetry and has appeared in numerous anthologies, journals, and magazines. He's a reader for the Rowayat Journal and a member of the Archipelago Collective.

Publications & Prizes

Chapbooks:

Valentine's Day Travelog (Whittle Micro-Press, 2025)

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

Journals:

Amistad

Archipelago

Callaloo

Rising Phoenix Review

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

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

More Information

Identifies as:

Black

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Ghana

Raised in:

Ghana

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Last update: Dec 28, 2025