{"id":1542,"date":"2013-10-26T15:57:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T15:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2019-02-11T06:09:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T06:09:39","slug":"thats-why-i-write-poem-kwame-write-aidoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/thats-why-i-write-poem-kwame-write-aidoo\/","title":{"rendered":"That&#8217;s Why I Write. Poem. Kwame Write Aidoo."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8216;That&#8217;s why I write&#8217; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My ink flies far when I Orville write..<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[That&#8217;s why I write]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> It&#8217;s ideal to open up and let the brains breathe right..<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[That&#8217;s why I write]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oprah talks,\u00a0 Brad Pitt acts, I write!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weird would the world be without writers..<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Like Martin&#8217;s assassination story without snipers.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> What? No Bible revelations? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>No Readers&#8217; digests? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>No Quran quotes?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>No Daily graphics? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>No music magazines? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>not even Kama sutra notes?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[That&#8217;s why I write]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I don&#8217;t tittle-tattle, I&#8217;d rather scribble-scrabble<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Gossips are short-lived so let my pencil prattle<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Poetry paints the state of affairs, affairs of the state<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>So why keep a glutton crayon by a starving slate?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[That&#8217;s why I write]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born was I the same year noble Soyinka took Nobel award<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> My manger must have been brushed by his white hair wand..<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Toddling, I watched Efua Sutherland weave &#8216;Anansesem&#8217; with her palm,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Pondering why Kwaku Ananse hid a calabash of the whole world wisdom.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[That&#8217;s why I write]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But trifling is the written when never read..<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Could we have the Passover without the bread?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>So read Shakespeare&#8217;s or Blakes&#8217;s! Atukwei&#8217;s Ama&#8217;s<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>If you&#8217;ld read none, inspire&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1394915917MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Kwame11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1564\" alt=\"Kwame11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Kwame11-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Kwame11-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Kwame11-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Kwame11.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv1394915917MsoNormal\" id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1383075550834_5355\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1383075550834_5354\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Kwame\u2019s love for wordplay has earned him online publications, awards from the Scrabble Association of Ghana and a couple of nicknames including Write. He is a nominee for the International Best Amateur Poet by <span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1383075550834_5357\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\">World Poetry Organisation<\/span>, a biochemist working as a health &amp; safety consultant who believes that freelance writing, spoken word and rap are not only rich arts but tools for educating and inspiring people. Kwame Write founded Inkfluent which produced Vocal Portraits; a spoken word compilation that brought together 15 artists from 3 continents: Africa, America and Europe. When he\u2019s not with the pen, he\u2019s most likely playing beach soccer or making new friends over a bowl of fufu and palm wine. You can visit him at <a id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1383075550834_5473\" href=\"http:\/\/kwamewrite.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_1_1383075550834_5472\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\">http:\/\/kwamewrite.blogspot.com\/<\/span><\/a> and https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/kwame-write-1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>LINKS:<br \/>\nTwitter: @kwamewrite<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aidookwamecharles<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:editor@artvilla.com\">editor@artvilla.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:robin@artvilla.com\">robin@artvilla.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PoetryLifeTimes\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/PoetryLifeTimes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Artvilla.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/Artvilla.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-share-icons\" data-lg-action=\"show\" data-sm-action=\"show\" data-sm-width=\"768\"><h3>Share and Enjoy !<\/h3><div class=\"wpsr-si-inner\"><div class=\"wpsr-counter wpsrc-sz-40px\" style=\"color:#000\"><span class=\"scount\" data-wpsrs=\"\" data-wpsrs-svcs=\"pinterest,print,pdf,twitter\"><i class=\"fa fa-share-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><small class=\"stext\">Shares<\/small><\/div><div class=\"socializer sr-popup sr-count-1 sr-40px sr-pad\"><span class=\"sr-pinterest\"><a data-pin-custom=\"true\" data-id=\"pinterest\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=&amp;media=&amp;description=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Submit this to Pinterest\"><i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\"><\/i><span class=\"ctext\" data-wpsrs=\"\" data-wpsrs-svcs=\"pinterest\"><\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-print\"><a data-id=\"print\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\/print?url=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Print this article \"><i class=\"fa fa-print\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-pdf\"><a data-id=\"pdf\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\/print?url=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Convert to PDF\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-twitter\"><a data-id=\"twitter\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%20-%20%20\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tweet this !\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-share-menu\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More share links\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" data-metadata=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;short-url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;rss-url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.artvilla.com\\\/plt\\\/feed\\\/&quot;,&quot;comments-section&quot;:&quot;comments&quot;,&quot;raw-url&quot;:null,&quot;twitter-username&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-secret&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-share-icons\" data-lg-action=\"show\" data-sm-action=\"show\" data-sm-width=\"768\"><div class=\"wpsr-si-inner\"><div class=\"socializer sr-popup sr-32px sr-pad\"><span class=\"sr-facebook\"><a data-id=\"facebook\" style=\"background-color:#1e73be;color:#8224e3;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-share-menu\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More share links\" style=\"background-color:#1e73be;color:#8224e3;\" data-metadata=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;short-url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;rss-url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.artvilla.com\\\/plt\\\/feed\\\/&quot;,&quot;comments-section&quot;:&quot;comments&quot;,&quot;raw-url&quot;:null,&quot;twitter-username&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-secret&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s why I write&#8217; My ink flies far when I Orville write.. 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