Tag Archives: Reading Rhymes

Serving us with food for thought to appreciate those who have served us food all year round. This new piece celebrates and acknowledges all hard working farmers for their contributions and impact to humanity from time immemorial. Presented by the master wordsmith, Ancestral Poet, leads the appellations with his new …

New body of work from the most promising wordsmith Ancestral Poet, who takes pride in his mother tongue and renders his act in its purest form.  Undeniably one of the best poets in Ghana. Ancestral Poet shares with us one of his most personal pieces yet, debut on his birthday. …

  Thanks to Reading Rhymes on 5micsGh.com, an initiative to profile and promote poetry works and spoken word artistes, we have another act. One young talented spoken word artiste, ladies and gentlemen Kels D’Poet. Going contrary to what is known or perceived about men, the poet is saying, ‘Men Have …

Papa Arkhurst The drums are talking, and the interpreter is ready to do his part of the job. Presenting spoken word in its purest form, the messenger Papa Arkhurst has a profound message for you. The Drums Are Talking is a mix bag of inspiring wordplay, mashed up on a …

JUST AS YOU ARE   (To Prof Atukwei Okai)   Introduction:   Prof. Atukwei Okai is one of the greatest poets in Ghana & Africa. He is associated with the trail blazer for performance poetry in Ghana & Africa at large. He has several poems to his credit, popular amongst …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has eulogized the late Professor Atukwei Okai, describing him as a genius and a unique oral poet. Prof. Okai passed away on Friday after a short illness at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The former President in a statement said Prof. Okai will be remembered …

  Irrespective of the work that you do, you need some tools to help you execute each task effectively. A carpenter is to a hammer and a poet is to his truth. Which he communicates with words. Let the arts play its role by getting the hearts to attention of …

Of everything poetry and spoken word, the second edition of Accra’s biggest Poetry and Spoken word event dubbed ‘Spit Bars and Poetry’, will feature some of Ghana’s biggest names in the arts. Tesano Baptist Church will be home to the event in Accra, on Sunday September 2, this year, from …

Arts is life and the beauty of it lies in how we create, appreciate and most importantly how it affects lives and Culture. Poetry in Ghana has come a long way. With the Ghana Poetry Festival in its fifth year, ‘we have come far, but we still have far to …

Missing Soul by Rain Woke up at dawn Opened the window just to realize my soul was gone. Don’t know where but far gone So Far to the extent, I don’t know if it will be back before the next dawn. I kept lingering, but for how long ? A …