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Poems from the chapbooks 'eyes of a boy, lips of a man', 'M is for Madrigal' and 'Shorter'
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Available Episodes (14)
Nii begins his podcasting journey, talking about the state of his equipment and giving a little information about Sakumono - a major site of inspiration for his first chapbook from
Nii continues his podcast, having discovered that his microphone is truly terrible but carrying on just the same. Again, the site is Sakumono, the lagoon from which the poem 'Sakumono...
Week 3 of Nii's podcast. He's waiting to receive a new microphone and in the meantime he experiments with earphones, mobile phone mics and a host of electromagnetic devices. The poem...
Week 4 of Nii's podcast. The new microphone has arrived. Nii has just returned from a reading in Harrow and shares a joke he was told by a fine Indian gentleman as well as his best
Week 5 of Nii's podcast. The new solutions, new problems: yes, the microphone is here, but the BT Broadband scam is on. The poem this week is 'Ghana By Air'; Nii's 'tourism' poem. He...
Week 6 of Nii's podcast. A relatively short podcast, but Nii still introduces a piece of music from The Pan African Orchestra, and a lovely acoustic track from his Nigerian friend Kuku...
Week 7 of Nii's podcast. Another short podcast, delivered a week late. This is recorded while Nii is cooking breakfast, and opens with an excerpt of Osibisa's 'Welcome Home'. The poem...
Week 8 of Nii's podcast. A late, short podcast, recorded in Ghana with a phone voice recorder. The poem is 'Sankofa', and since the podcast is recorded in the compound Nii grew up in...
Week 9 of Nii's podcast. The series continues from Ghana, recorded with a phone voice recorder. The poem this week is 'Grandma's Feet'.
Week 10 of Nii's podcast. Recorded in Ghana with a phone voice recorder. The poem this week is the title poem of Nii's first chapbook 'eyes of a boy, lips of a man'.
Week 11 of Nii's podcast. Recorded in Ghana with a phone voice recorder. The poem this week is 'The Promise'. The podcast is exceptionally short due to a live band setting up to play...
Week 12 of Nii's podcast. Recorded in Ghana with a phone voice recorder. This week's poem is 'In The Blink of an Eye'. Nii recorded this podcast while lying down because he didn't feel...
Week 13 of the poetic podcast by Ghanaian writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes. Recorded in Ghana with a phone voice recorder. The poem this week is 'Heavenly Hypochondriac'.
Week 14 of the poetic podcast by Ghanaian writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes. Week 1 of 2007. The poem this week is 'Slogan'; inspired by a campaign poster that Nii saw.
