Nana Asaase Explained

Nana Asaase
Native Name Lang:Akan
Birth Name:Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka
Birth Place:Koforidua, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Education:University of Ghana
Alma Mater:St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast)
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Philip Boakye Dua Oyinka, popularly known as Nana Asaase[1] is a poet,[2] [3] literary coach and writer.[4] [5] He is also a member of the National Folklore Board.[6] He was born on 12 December and comes from Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Nana Asaase, a name which means "King of the Earth" in the Akan dialect Twi, was conferred on him by his grandmother. He blends English with Twi.

Education

For his secondary education, Nana Asaase attended St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast. In 2010, he was awarded a bachelor's degree in English and History from the University of Ghana, Legon.[7] [8]

Career

He was a public relations assistant at Saatchi & Saatchi from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, he became the public relations executive at Global Media Alliance for a year and is currently a literary couch at Asaase Inscription. As of December 2022, he was serving his second term as the Secretary of the Ghana National Folklore Board's governing board. He holds the Digital Reading ambassadorial role for the Ghana Library App.[9]

List of his poetry works

Awards and recognition

He was acknowledged for his contributions in putting Ghanaian poetry in the limelight. This was at the first edition of the Ghana Writers Awards.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-01-10. Hear him, Nana Asaase the poet speaks!. 2020-08-18. ghanaweb.com. en.
  2. Web site: Ghana Writers Awards Instituted. 2020-08-18. BusinessGhana.
  3. Web site: Ghana. Denmark in. Culture and Creative Industries Workshop Session. 2020-08-18. Denmark in Ghana. en.
  4. Web site: Obiri-Yeboah. Maxwell. 2019-01-11. Hear Him, Nana Asaase The Poet Speaks!. 2020-08-15. Modern Ghana. en.
  5. Web site: 2018-03-21. Nana Asaase, Chief Moomen advise poets on World Poetry Day. 2021-02-01. Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2018-08-06. Poet Nana Asaase dazzles at GUBA Awards UK. 2021-01-28. GEPA Exporters Portal. en-US.
  7. Web site: Nana Asaase. 2020-08-15. Facebook.
  8. Web site: I want to be Shakespeare of Ghana— Nana Asaase .
  9. Web site: Duah . Kofi . 10 December 2022 . I want to be Shakespeare of Ghana— Nana Asaase . 23 March 2023 . graphic.com.gh.
  10. Web site: 2021-09-19. Poet Nana Asaase celebrates women at 'Mental Pictures V'. 2021-12-29. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2021-09-16. Nana Asaase to hold 'Mental Pictures V' at Accra City Hotel. 2021-12-29. Ghana Weekend. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2021-09-19. Poet Nana Asaase celebrates women at 'Mental Pictures V'. 2021-12-29. Ghana Weekend. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2021-09-22. We wanted Nana Asaase to be a lecturer, not a poet - Nana Asaase's mother. 2021-12-29. Ghana Weekend. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2021-09-25. Pay attention to poetry like you do to beauty pageants - Nana Asaase. 2021-12-29. Ghana Weekend. en-US.
  15. Web site: Nana Asaase honoured at Ghana Writers Award. 2021-01-20. The Ghana Guardian News. en.

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