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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Nii Parkes

Nii Ayikwei Parkes, born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa who in April 2014 were named as part of the Hay Festival's prestigious Africa39 project. He writes for children under the name K.P. Kojo.

Poet | Born: April 1, 1974
An up-close portrait of middle-class Nigeria exploring the boundaries of morals and public decorum. Pitched between humor and despair, with stripped-down, evocative prose, A Bit of Difference bristles with penknife-sharp dialogue, but its truths are more subtle, hiding in the unspoken. Ultimately, A Bit of Difference explores – with a hint of mischief–the problem of how to look like you have no problems when you have abundant problems–the universal problem of the socially-motivated classes.
If my heart is broken, I should be thankful that I was blessed to have loved but I cannot live that wisely. That's why I cry. — © Nii Parkes
If my heart is broken, I should be thankful that I was blessed to have loved but I cannot live that wisely. That's why I cry.
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