In 2006, I went on a poetry tour ‘The Hammer Tongue Four Continents Poetry Slam’ of the UK. We visited 13 cities and towns in 14 days with one night off halfway through in Glasgow. In every city we visited, I would find an internet cafe and scribble some thoughts about the day before [ ] The post What s It All For? appeared first on KOJO BAFFOE .
Written by Ayob Vania The life of Farah C. Fortune unfolds as a series of bold pivots, each one forged in the crucible of real-life trials and hard-won victories. In her conversation with Kojo Baffoe on episode 69 of Listen To Your Footsteps, she dismantles the glossy myths around success, revealing the grit, humility, and [ ] The post Farah C. Fortune, The Resilient Rebel (#69) appeared first on…
Written by Ayob Vania The life of Jean Daniel Kanza reads like a map stitched across two worlds, Kinshasa and Johannesburg, marked by creativity, hustle, and a refusal to be confined by borders. In Episode 68 of Listen To Your Footsteps, a podcast by Kojo Baffoe, Jean opens up about living on the edge of [ ] The post Jean Daniel Kanza, Living on the Edge (#68) appeared first on KOJO BAFFOE .
I posted this on Substack a few months back. I am still conflicted about where to share my random thoughts. Here or on a platform like Substack. They say you shouldn t post on two places. It s all too complicated, this writing on the internet thing. Do you ever get the feeling that you are doing [ ] The post Does this qualify as a rant? appeared first on KOJO BAFFOE .
Listen To Your Footsteps, my collection of essays, reflections and (some) poetry was published four years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. I wrote most of it during the hard lockdowns, dedicating an hour every morning to working on it. As a result, the launch happened online hosted by Exclusive Books and, even though I had [ ] The post Listen To Your Footsteps, Four Years Later appeared first on…