OBAASIMA: IDEAL WOMAN

About the Book

Obaasima: Ideal Woman exults in the beauty of romance and womanhood. The poet pays homage to a lady who once captured, for him, the essence of reciprocal love. It is an unforgettable feast of the psyche.

About the Author

The pioneering winner of the John J. Reyne Artistic Achievement Award for English Poetry at New York City College, where he earned his bachelor?s degree (summa cum laude) in English, Communications and African-American Studies, Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., was born and raised in Ghana. He teaches English and Journalism at Nassau Community College of the State University of New York, Garden City. He is the author of five volumes of poetry and many scholarly essays and articles. A graduate with Master?s and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Temple University, Philadelphia, Okoampa-Ahoofe writes weekly political and cultural columns, as well as occasional book reviews, for The New York Beacon.