Nii Parkes
Nii Parkes | |
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| Born | Nii Ayikwei Parkes 1 April 1974 Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | K.P. Kojo |
| Occupation | Novelist, editor, poet, broadcaster, essayist |
| Alma mater | Achimota School Manchester Metropolitan University Birkbeck College |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry |
| Subject | Semiotics |
| Literary movement | Anansesem, Postmodernism |
| Notable works | Tail of the Blue Bird, The Makings of You |
| Notable awards | Prix Laure Bataillon |
| Relatives | J. C. E. Parkes Kofi Awoonor Frank Kobina Parkes |
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes (/ˌniːˈi ˈaɪˈɪkweɪ ˈpɑːrks/; born 1 April 1974), born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa who in April 2014 were named as part of the Hay Festival's prestigious Africa39 project. He writes for children under the name K.P. Kojo.