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Death of Kofi Awoonor in Nairobi Attack Is 'Great Loss' for Ghana and Poetry

September 26, 2013

Kwame Dawes honors the Ghanaian poet and diplomat.

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The Poetry Series, featured on the PBS NewsHour and funded by the Poetry Foundation, engages a broader audience with poetry through a series of thoughtful, in-depth reports on contemporary poets and poetry.

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