{"product_id":"the-promise-of-hope-new-and-selected-poems-1964-2013-9780803249899","title":"The Promise of Hope: New and Selected Poems, 1964-2013","description":"\u003cp\u003eKofi Awoonor, one of Ghana's most accomplished poets, had for almost half a century committed himself to teaching, political engagement, and the literary arts. The one constant that guided and shaped his many occupations and roles in life was poetry. \u003ci\u003eThe Promise of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully edited collection of some of Awoonor's most arresting work spanning almost fifty years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected and edited by Awoonor's friend and colleague Kofi Anyidoho, himself a prominent poet and academic in Ghana, \u003ci\u003eThe Promise of Hope\u003c\/i\u003e contains much of Awoonor's most recent unpublished poetry, along with many of his anthologized and classic poems. This engaging volume serves as a fitting contribution to the inaugural cohort of books in the African Poetry Book Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKofi Awoonor (1935-2013) was a diplomat and a professor of comparative literature at numerous universities, including the University of Ghana. He is the author of several volumes of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eNight of My Blood\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRide Me, Memory\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe House by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Latin American and Caribbean Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e. His collected poems (through 1985) were published in \u003ci\u003eUntil the Morning After\u003c\/i\u003e. Kofi Anyidoho, a poet and scholar, serves on editorial boards for several journals and has been a guest editor of \u003ci\u003eMatatu\u003c\/i\u003e, a journal of African culture and society that is published in Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503859241234,"sku":"9780803249899","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20b0e57d-c86f-44b6-b42d-df0c78e6fc70.jpg?v=1730801039","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-promise-of-hope-new-and-selected-poems-1964-2013-9780803249899","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}