Leadership in Action: Kofi Antwi
Kofi Antwi, is an African American writer, English professor, and graduate of the Writers Foundry MFA Creative Writing program. He was born in Brooklyn and raised in Staten Island by parents of Ghanaian descent. Kofi’s writing has been published by, Great Weather For Media, Agbowo, No, Dear, NYSAI, Ninalem, and Rigorous. Kattywompus Press published Kofi’s debut poetry chapbook Tidal Wave. Kofi has served as a guest editor of Breadcrumbs Mag, an Assistant Editor at Wisconsin English Journal, Assistant Editor Black Arts Movement Reader, and nominated for Best Poem on The Web by Rise Up.
Tidal Wave speaks to the interconnectedness that explores an aesthetic of abstract art. The use of ‘we’ in Tidal Wave fortifies the merge of collective voices. Akin to the community that harvest a forgotten borough, Tidal Wave emerges returning the objective placement of rhythmic science, as language is reimagined through poetic expressions.
Tidal Wave explores identity, the visceral display of subconscious ramifications — bending the abstract ploy of truth. The writing encompasses a lyrical approach — as it breaks free from conventional forms.
Kofi Antwi studied, and completed a poetry workshop instructed by Cortney Lamar Charleston at Cave Canem. During his MFA studies, Kofi worked with Randall Horton, to complete an MFA creative thesis; which concluded with a forty page thesis constructed through the lens of black aesthetics.
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