Finalists of the 2025 Adinkra Poetry Prize

Winner
Christopher Armoh
Untitled [Her—in the likeness of a bird]

Winner
Christopher Armoh
Untitled [Her—in the likeness of a bird]

Winner
Christopher Armoh
Untitled [Her—in the likeness of a bird]

Second Place
Denoo Edinam Yawo
THE PHILOSOPHY OF A MOTHER WALKING BAREFOOTED

Second Place
Denoo Edinam Yawo
THE PHILOSOPHY OF A MOTHER WALKING BAREFOOTED

Second Place
Denoo Edinam Yawo
THE PHILOSOPHY OF A MOTHER WALKING BAREFOOTED

Third Place
I Echo / Chris Baah
The Laceration of a Golden Tongue

Third Place
I Echo / Chris Baah
The Laceration of a Golden Tongue

Third Place
I Echo / Chris Baah
The Laceration of a Golden Tongue

Finalist
Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri
Clause C, Section C60 of Aya

Finalist
Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri
Clause C, Section C60 of Aya

Finalist
Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri
Clause C, Section C60 of Aya

Finalist
Seyram Liquenda Klu De-Souza
BLESSED REDEMPTION, ALL IS AT REST Or Tribute to the fern’s stipe

Finalist
Seyram Liquenda Klu De-Souza
BLESSED REDEMPTION, ALL IS AT REST Or Tribute to the fern’s stipe

Finalist
Seyram Liquenda Klu De-Souza
BLESSED REDEMPTION, ALL IS AT REST Or Tribute to the fern’s stipe

Finalist
Kojo Mensah Kingsley
Aya: The Child of the Land

Finalist
Kojo Mensah Kingsley
Aya: The Child of the Land

Finalist
Kojo Mensah Kingsley
Aya: The Child of the Land

Finalist
Richard De-Graft Tawiah
Metamorphosis -a nod to Benjamin Cyril Arthur

Finalist
Richard De-Graft Tawiah
Metamorphosis -a nod to Benjamin Cyril Arthur

Finalist
Richard De-Graft Tawiah
Metamorphosis -a nod to Benjamin Cyril Arthur

Finalist
Emmanuel Papa Quansah
THIS IS NOT THE POEM I WANTED TO WRITE

Finalist
Emmanuel Papa Quansah
THIS IS NOT THE POEM I WANTED TO WRITE

Finalist
Emmanuel Papa Quansah
THIS IS NOT THE POEM I WANTED TO WRITE
