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Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah lives in Ghana and an African Poet. International Poetry congresses and festivals have included his poetry presentations and writings in their programs. He is an award-winning poet and has participated in Poetry events, readings and performances in and out of Ghana, including Greece, Cyprus, South Africa, Canada, India etc. As the National Youth Achiever in Literary Arts during the maiden awards by his Excellency the President of Ghana, Kostis Palamas poetry prize winner in Greece, and Guest editor of Poetry Space-UK, he is being published widely in books, Literary Journals, Anthologies and newspapers in the UK, Canada, India, Ghana, Kalahari review-Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Pakistan, Hungary, Greece, Cyprus, USA and other web hosting literary Magazines. He uses his form of poetry in projecting brotherhood of peace, love and beauty in all style, and a distinguished member of United Poets Laureate International (upli-USA), World poetry Canada, Ghana Association of Writers’ (GAW), Omilos Eksipireton (Servers’ Society)-Greece, Tuck Magazine-UK, Indigo Dreams UK, Poetic Republic, Poetry Society-South Africa, Arterial Network among others. Michael holds an Honorary Diploma Certificate in Poetry (Greece) and have his poems translated into other languages such as polish by Piotr Balkus, Croatian by Vinko Kalinic, Hungarian by Istvan Dabi, Greek by Vassiliki Ergazaki/Omilos Eksipiretiton, French by Jacqueline Maire, Philippine by Anita Nieveras, and have had his poems displayed at the University of British Colombia, Canada, Ideogramma Spring Poetry for Peace-Cyprus, read in Afghanistan and interviewed on several media platforms in Ghana, Greece and on Co-op radio in Canada by Ariadne Sawyer and Israel Mota

Michael was the Speed Mentor of Barcamp Ghana 2012, an Entrepreneur and have designed Creative Nation Initiative with passionate colleagues to promote arts whilst enhancing reading and writing in our schools and Communities. CNI believes each child has inner ability that needs to be unearthed.

Michael has once again been honored as the World Empowered Youth Poet from Ghana during the Prestigious World Poetry and art festival April 2013 in Vancouver, Canada where he was welcomed by the Governor General, the Mayor of Vancouver and the Premier of British Colombia. He’s performed his poetry at the Mayor of Vancouver’s office during Explorasian media launch, Literature festival at Douglas College, African Night at the New West Public Library, Cape music Institute with Camillo Lombard in South Africa, World Poetry Congress in Greece, Ideogramma spring poetry rain in Cyprus, etc Michael’s poetry collection, “This sweet name like magic has made me”, has been published by Poetry space-UK and edited by Richard Gall

He is an Assistant Director of Administration, humanitarian and former student of Hermann Gmeiner School-Tema, Presby Boys Secondary School and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies from the University of Cape Coast, Institute of Commercial Management-UK, and finds poetry as a tool of promoting peace and conquering the opponent with love. You can reach the Poet at kmsogh@gmail.com and blogs on www.mkksomuah@wordpress.com. You can as well navigate his accomplishments by googling: Michael Kwaku Kesse Somuah

DETAILS OF MY ACHIEVEMENT(S) MICHAEL KWAKU KESSE SOMUAH

LINKS TO WEB MAGAZINES AND PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS, ANTHOLOGIES, BOOKS, GALLERIES, ETC… http://poetsaloud.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/interview-with-poet-micheal-kweku-somuah/ http://www.megas-seirios.gr/ http://www.poetrylibrary.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/POETS-OF-2012-BOOK-FLIPPED.pdf http://worldpoetry.ca/ http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-el-mundo-de-la-poesia-128 http://worldpoetry.ca/?p=5524 http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-el-mundo-de-la-poesia-127 https://plus.google.com/photos/103944374625599756816/albums/5823998405557386577 http://www.poetryspace.co.uk/2012/11/winter-poetry-showcase http://www.megas-seirios.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=69&sl=EN file:///G:/Winter%20Poetry%20Showcase%202012%20%20%20PoetrySpace.htm http://tuckmagazine.com/2012/11/01/tuck-news-ghana-poet-and-tuck-contributor-michael-kweku-kesse-somuah-wins-literary-award/#more-4453 http://highlifetoday.com/news/sarkodie-becca-others-grab-nya-awards/ http://worldpoetry.ca/?p=5087 http://worldpoetry.ca/ http://showbiz.peacefmonline.com/news/201210/142686.php http://zion-felix.blogspot.com/2012/10/sarkodie-jackie-appiah-becca-others.html#.UIq7pGcoq-Y http://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2012/10/26/photos-star-actress-jackie-appiah-bags-another-award-the-national-youth-achievers-awards-2012 http://www.kalaharireview.com/fictionpoetry/2012/10/2/the-unfinished-song.html http://www.paperbackswap.com/Universe-Inside-Poetry-Eva-Xanthopoulos/book/1479309273/ https://www.createspace.com/3995114 http://www.poetrylibrary.co/poem-february-by-michael-kwaku-kesse-somuah/ http://www.poetryspace.co.uk/2012/09/poetry-showcase-autumn-2012-2/ http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-el-mundo-de-la-poesia-113 http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-el-mundo-de-la-poesia-109 http://www.attamills.org/?page=3 http://apostaktirio.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2128:2012-09-12-19-12-29&catid=30:2010-05-23-19-06-59&Itemid=37 www.worldpoetry.ca http://www.upli-wcp.org/2011greece/readingsandawards1.html http://en.omilos-eksipiretiton.gr/the-flow-of-life/ http://www.ideogramma-cy.com/event_9_poets.html http://www.poetryspace.co.uk/2011/12/poetry-showcase-december-2011/ http://www.omilos-eksipiretiton.gr/diethnes-seminario-korfos-2012/ http://www.poetryspacecompetition.blogspot.com/ http://www.poetryspacecompetition.blogspot.com/ http://www.poetryspace.co.uk/2012/02/poetry-showcase-spring2012/ http://www.un.org/disarmament/special/poetryforpeace/poems/somuah/ http://www.theenchantingverses.org/issue-xiv-november-2011.html http://worldpoetry.ca/?m=201202&paged=2 http://tuckmagazine.com/2012/03/01/march-poets/9/ http://poetryspacenews.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-poetry-from-poetry-space-2-of.html http://www.poetryspace.co.uk/2012/02/collage-the-best-of-poetryspace-2010/ http://fionapearse.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-issue-of-tuck-magazine-has-come.html http://www.theenchantingverses.org/issue-xi-november-2010.html http://www.upli-wcp.org/2011greece/congressparticipants.html http://www.amazon.com/Latitude-2nd-Cool-Waters-Media/dp/1470192012 http://kmsogh.poetrycraze.com/a_day_as_this-27635.html http://poetryfoundationghana.org/index.php/Ghana/michael-kwaku-kesse-somuah.html http://kmsogh.poetrycraze.com/ http://worldpoetry.ca/?p=3159 http://feintandmargin.com/ancestral-cry/ http://feintandmargin.com/mandela-tatamadiba-union-building-concerto/ http://poetryfoundationghana.org/index.php/Miscellaneous/the-literary-world.html http://www.theenchantingverses.org/welcome.html http://www.amazon.com/Latitude-2nd-Spring-Anthology-ebook/dp/B007L7Q8BK http://en.omilos-eksipiretiton.gr/international-seminar-korfos-2012/?lang=fr http://www.wherevent.com/detail/walter-keyombe-speak-up-fest-2012-promoting-human-rights-through-poetry http://keithalanhamilton.com/portfolio/michaelsomuah/Default.html http://innerchildenterprises.blogspot.com/2012/04/table-of-contents-for-world-healing.html http://tuckmagazine.com/2011/12/01/december-poets/ http://tuckmagazine.com/contributors/15/ http://mkksomuah.wordpress.com/ http://feintandmargin.com/letter-from-propaganda-school/ http://feintandmargin.com/play-with-the-african-boy/ http://writersprojectghana.com/category/writers-project-on-citi/page/2/ http://en.omilos-eksipiretiton.gr/wp-content/uploads/WHEN-THE-SUN-RISE.pdf http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Solstice-MFA-in-State-of-the-Union-Diversity-Poetic-Craft http://feintandmargin.com/africans-the-spear-tell-them-this-poetry-for-change/ http://www.theenchantingverses.org/2/archives/10-2011/1.html http://kmsogh.poetrycraze.com/the_lady_anew-28829.html http://kmsogh.poetrycraze.com/the_lady_anew-28829.html http://feintandmargin.com/let-me-go-home-to-my-africa/ http://feintandmargin.com/entitled-chronicles/ http://tuckmagazine.com/category/poetrytuckmag/ etc…

POETRY TRANSLATIONS Croatian: by Vinko Kalinic http://www.vinkokalinic.blogspot.com/search/label/Michael%20Kwaku%20Kesse%20Somuah Greek: by Omilos Eksipiretiton (Servers’ Society) and Vassiliki Ergazaki http://www.omilos-eksipiretiton.gr/sth-roh-ths-zohs/ Polish: by Piotr Balkus United Kingdom/Poland http://piotrbalkus.liternet.pl/tekst/przysiega-poety-przeklad-wiersza-m-somuah Hungarian: by Istvan Dabi Hungary Spanish by Vivian Davidson/Israel Mota French by Jacqueline Maire Philippine by Anita Nieveras

READINGS Readings at Ehalakasa Poetry Group at the Nubuke Foundation during Republickasa Writers Soiree at PAWA House during Yari Yari Ntoaso conference in Ghana by Organization of Women Writers’ of Africa Reading of Translated Poem of Li Bai, into Akan at the Mayor’s Office, Richmond Cultural Center in Canada during Explorasian Media Launch African Night at the New Westminster Public Library, 11th of April, 2013, Vancouver Canada World Poetry Reading Series, University of British Colombia, 4-30 April, 2013 Canada Literature Festival 2013 at Douglas College, New Westminster Vancouver Canada Interviewed and read on Coop Radio 100.5Fm in Canada on the 8th of January 2013, in honor of my award in Canada as the World Youth Empowered Poet from Ghana http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-el-mundo-de-la-poesia-128 GAW Sunday, New Year 2013 Opening Writers’ Get together, PAWA House Writers Project on Citi Fm, 23/12/2012, Read with Chuma Nwoloyo, Nigerian Writer My E-Poem, ‘Tears of Gloom’, read on El-Mundo Poesie radio, Canada, by Ariadne Sawyer http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-el-mundo-de-la-poesia-127 Interviewed on World Poetry Canada (Bringing the World Together in Peace), Coop Radio 102.7 el mundo de poesia http://www.coopradio.org/content/world-poetry-caf%C3%A9-el-mundo-de-la-poesia-109 Municipal Art Gallery in Larissa Greece, June 29-4th July 2011(Brotherhood of Peace through Poetry) World Poetry Cafe El-Mundo Poesia, Co-op radio 102.7 in Canada, read by Ariadne Sawyer Ideogramma-Spring Poetry Rain, May 2012, Cyprus read by Organizers/Lilly World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival, May 2012, read by Ariadne Sawyer Omilos Eksipiretiton- Servers’ Society- Read and presented my Poetry in Korfos Corinthia during their 10TH Annual Summer seminar July 5th -9th 2012 Speak Up Fest-Promoting Human Rights through Poetry Kenya Camillo Lombard Music Institute in Cape Town South Africa December 2011 Writers Project Ghana on Citi fm 97.3 http://writersprojectghana.com/category/writers-project-on-citi/page/2/ Interviewed on Y-FM 107.9, Y-lounge spoken word series 12-11-2012, Ghana GAW Sunday at PAWA House, 1st week of every month Presentations at Churches, Funerals and Birthday Party’s State of the Union Diversity and Poetic Craft

PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS AND ANTHOLOGIES) World Poetry Canada International Poetry Anthology, 2013 Publication of my Poem, “The Oath of a Poet in Poems of the World”, California USA Winter Edition 2012 by Elma Photikarm Publication into Acerbic Anthology, Tribute to Damini, Protest Poetry and short fiction against gender violence and rape, Authored by Muse for Women, Publication date,03/02/2013, ISBN/EAN13:1482329468/9781482329469 Publication of my Poem, “A Tamed Secret”, into the Muse for Women, gender, rape and violence Anthology, 2013, India Tuck Magazine, with Poem, “Uncommon Fate” published in the December 2012 showcase Winter 2012 Poetry Showcase, with Poem, ‘Light Conquers all’, published by PoetrySpace Limited, United Kingdom The UK Poetry Library’s Top Writers 2012 Anthology, Poets of 2012, Pg. 139-140. ISBN 978-1-84436-500-2 Ref: F1P17 United Kingdom Virtue or Vices Anthology-Collection of Poetry, October Issue, Forward Poetry, United Kingdom Poetry Rivals’ Collection 2012- Strokes of Inspiration- a collection of poems from adult writers, October Issue, United Kingdom I am a Poet Anthology, 6th National Collection of Poems by Gopakumar Radhakrishnan xpresspublications, India The Kalahari Review, with Poem, “The Unfinished Song”, Botswana The Universe Inside Poetry Anthology, Authored by Eva Xanthopoulos, ISBN/EAN13: 1479309273/9781479309276 publication date: 28/09/2012 The Poetic Bliss Anthology, JKC College, Guntur –India ISBN-978-81-908822-79 World Poetry Anthology UPLI 2011 Greece {ISBN-978-960-93-3176-0} The Enchanting verses International Poetry Journal November 2010 Issue XI, India ISSN: 0974-3057 Collage- The best of poetry Space 2010- United Kingdom (ISBN: 978-0-9565328-3-1} OW Poetry Newsletter Canada, Authored by Oneal Walters, Canada World Poetry Canada and International Peace Poetry festival Poetry Anthology, Poem-Waving Flag, in the UBC and RCC display Latitude on 2nd: 2012 Spring Poetry Anthology, Cool Waters Media, Canada ISBN: 1470192012 Poems of the World Quarterly Magazine- USA Volume 16 No. 1 autumn 2011, Pg. 38, ISSN 1092-0897} Poems of the World Quarterly Magazine, USA, Summer Issue-Vol. 15 No. 4 Pg. 27 ISSN: 1092-0897 Publications/Contributor - Poetryspace Limited UK Publications/Contributor-Tuck Magazine UK Keith Alan Hamilton Gallery, USA The New Crusading Guide Issues Vol.3 No. 52 Pg. 8, Monday, 4th April, 2011 (Ghana) and Vol. 3 Pg. 9, Monday, 11th April, 2011 (Ghana) The Time Traveler of Maravi- A new Poetry book of study for Universities and colleges in Malawi {Pg. 182, 183} ISBN: 978-99908-913-4-8} Contributor-The Enchanting Verses Literary review, India The Enchanting Verses Literary Review November 2011 Issue XIV ISSN: 0974-3057, India World Peace World Healing Poetry Anthology, Volume 1, Pg 66 Inner Child Press USA Contributor-Feint and Margin Newsletter, Gauteng South Africa

MY RECENT BOOK PUBLICATION That sweet name like Magic has made me, a collection of Poems, published by Poetryspace UK Limited, March 2013 Review: Deborah Harvey, UK Editor: Susan Jane Sims www.poetryspace.co.uk

HONOURS AND AWARDS Poescars Award, World Poetry Youth Empowered Poet Award for Ghana, Canada National Youth Achiever in Literary Arts, presented by the President of Ghana during the maiden event of the National Youth Achievers Award International Peace Award winner of the Kostis Palamas Poetry Prize, Greece Honorary Diploma in Poetry- United Poets Laureate International International Poetry Festival- Guntur College in India, for poems into The Poetic Bliss Anthology 2012- December 2012