MyWeku

From Afroklectic: I am Gillean Opoku an Australian-Ghanaian design student. I was born in Australia to Ghanaian parents. I decided to create ‘afroklectic’ as a platform for African creatives around the world (esp. Australia) to showcase their creativity whether in design, fashion, art, music, poetry etc. When it comes to creativity in Africa, it is often associated with safari paintings, zebra stripes and scary leopard prints. I hope ‘afroklectic’ is able to demonstrate to you that there is much more to Africa.

Artists’ Intent by Eyiram Dokli

‘to understand ones present and discover ones future we need not look forward but rather back to our ancestry, forefathers and forbears. For to know ones history is to ensure that the mistakes of it will never be repeated and its legacy never depleted’

See Afroklectic for this interesting piece in its entirety.

Books Every African should Read

1 Anthem of the Decades – by Mazisi Kunene

2 Biko – by Donald Woods

3 Roots – by Alex Haley

4 Number 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – by Alexander McCall Smith

5 Long Walk to Freedom – by Nelson Mandela

6 Things Fall Apart – by Chinua Achebe

7 Woman at Point Zero – by Nawal el Sadaawi

8 Purple Hibiscus + Half of a Yellow Sun – by Chimimanda Adichi Ngozi

9 Our Sister Killjoy – by Ama Ata Aidoo

10 Head Above Water – by Buchi Emecheta

see Afroklectic for all 72 books! (via Live From the Coast)

Clement Kodjo Deynoo is a Ghanaian British writer, with over 400 poetry pieces, and two unpublished novels written so far. Clement takes his influence from his environment, people he comes across, philosophy, life lessons and many more. Clement wrote “St Andrews Park 393″ below, for MyWeku.  Some of his poetry is published on his blog  – Poetry in Emotion.

St. Andrews Park 393

In front of effingham road

In between leopold, melita

Somerville and Maurice road

The park lies

Around round the park

Hedges for fences for boarders

In contours of waves in topography

With angles of locations for favourite spots

Trees for shades, the sun too hot

That swing, the pool

And bench for play spots

The dogs, barks, run and fetch

Butterflies on pollen duty

Bees busy with nectar’s harvest

Ben & Jerry’s on drops in drips in mouths

For the happily young and bright

Coffee spots for parents rest

Lust, love, insight and lost

Summer breaks from academia climb

Happy, funny, sunny joys

On the park summer is enjoyed

Clement Kodjo Deynoo ©

Photo Courtesy: Afroklectic and Poetry in Motion