Dr Kuwabong To Read Some Of His Famous Books At Goethe-Institut
Dr Dannabang Kuwabong, a Ghanaian/Canadian writer and academic, will read from some of his books at the Goethe-Institut in Accra on Wednesday June 27.
Currently a Professor of Caribbean Literature and Culture at the University of Puerto Rico (San Juan), Dannabang is the author of a collection of poetry titled 'Visions of Venom' (Woeli Publishers, 1995) and 'Echoes From Dusty Rivers' (Capricornus Enterprises, 1999). Others are 'Caribbean Blues & Loves Genealogy' (TSAR Publications, 2008), 'Voices from Kibuli Country' (TSAR Publications, 2013) and a collection of folktales – 'Naa Konga' and other Dagaaba folktales (Woeli Publishing Services, 1992).
Dr Kuwabong has taught in several institutions of higher learning, including Rivers State College of Education/University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria), University of Ghana (Legon) and McMaster University (Canada). He is widely published in academic journals and has contributed numerous essays in books.
He obtained a B.A. (Hons) degree in English from the University of Ghana, a Magisteriate in Environmental Studies from York University (Canada), a Master of Letters (MLITT) in Modern Poetry in English, University of Stirling (United Kingdom) and obtained his doctoral degree in English at the McMaster University.