Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Kofi Awoonor
Born: March 13, 1935
Died: September 21, 2013 (aged 78)
Bio: Kofi Awoonor was a Ghanaian poet and author whose work combined the poetic traditions of his native Ewe people and contemporary and religious symbolism to depict Africa during decolonization.
Known for:
- This Earth, My Brother (1971)
- Comes the voyager at last (1992)
- The African predicament (2006)
- Latin American and Caribbean notebook (1992)