Editing Kofi Awoonor (section)

== Education ==
He attended [[Achimota School]] and then proceeded to the University of Ghana, graduating in 1960.<ref name="Britannica" /> While at university he wrote his first poetry book, ''Rediscovery'', published in 1964. Like the rest of his work, ''Rediscovery'' is rooted in African oral poetry. His early works were inspired by the singing and verse of his native [[Ewe people]],<ref name="telegraph" /> and he later published translations of the work of three Ewe dirge singers (''Guardians of the Sacred Word: Ewe Poetry'', 1973).<ref>Nii Ayikwei Parkes, [http://africasacountry.com/a-tribute-to-kofi-awoonor-the-story-of-sankofa/ "A Tribute to Kofi Awoonor: The Story of Sankofa"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628185601/http://africasacountry.com/a-tribute-to-kofi-awoonor-the-story-of-sankofa/ |date=28 June 2014 }}, Africa is a Country, 1 October 2013.</ref>

He studied literature at [[University College London]], earning a Master's Degree in 1970.<ref name="Britannica" /> He got his Ph.D. at [[SUNY at Stony Brook]], in New York in 1972.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=Poetry |date=2023-03-03 |title=Kofi Awoonor |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kofi-awoonor |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Poetry Foundation |language=en}}</ref>