I’ll have news on my new book soon. I the meantime watch out for links to the fine magazines that have published my work recently.…
Full List of Books
The Parade
December 15th, 2011 | by admin | published in Books | Leave A Comment »
(written under my nom de plume, K. P. Kojo) Here are seven Ananse stories from Ghana pulsating with mischievous animals, a touch of moral message and, peeping out wickedly above them all, Ananse the trickster spider. The original title story, …
shorter!
December 15th, 2011 | by admin | published in Books | Leave A Comment »
A wire-bound on-demand version of a limited run pamphlet I collected of my work from the age of 13. It’s available online at Cafe Press.…
M is for Madrigal
November 30th, 2011 | by admin | published in Books | Leave A Comment »
Now out of print. This collection of seven jazz poems, anchored in the politics and musical energy of the 1960s, revealed Nii Ayikwei Parkes as a poet with a keen ear for both tone and undertone. Three of the poems …
ballast: a remix
November 30th, 2011 | by admin | published in Books | Leave A Comment »
A breathtaking account of slavery told through near sci-fi effects: imagine the slave trade had operated through hot air balloons rather than ships.…
The Makings of You
November 30th, 2011 | by admin | published in Books | Comments Off on The Makings of You
Nii Ayikwei Parkes’ début collection encompasses the story of a triangular trade in reverse – a family history that goes from the Caribbean back to Sierra Leone, and in his own life from London to Ghana, and back again.
His …
Tail of the Blue Bird
November 30th, 2011 | by admin | published in Books | Comments Off on Tail of the Blue Bird
Nii Ayikwei Parkes’ début novel, shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize, and hailed by the Financial Times as ‘a beautifully written fable… simple in form, but grappling with urgent issues.’ The leading US early reviews magazine, Publishers Weekly, describes the novel …