Adjei in 2014, introducing Olivia Chow at a campaign event in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election.
Occupation
poet
Nationality
Ghanaian-Canadian
Years active
2010s-present
Notable works
I Am Not My Struggles
Randell Adjei is a Canadian poet who was named in April 2021 as the first Poet Laureate of Ontario.[1]
Primarily a spoken word poet, Adjei published his debut book I Am Not My Struggles in 2018.[2] He is also the founder and creative director of R.I.S.E. (Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere), an arts organization and talent incubator for young writers and musicians of colour in the Toronto area.[3]
Adjei was born in Ghana and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.[4]
Adjei performed a spoken word piece on the 2021 FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special.[5]
^Benzie, Robert (April 28, 2021). "Randell Adjei is named Ontario's first Poet Laureate". St. Catharines Standard.
^Ali Raza, "Scarborough’s Randell Adjei named Ontario’s first Poet Laureate". Toronto Star, April 28, 2021.
^Shantal Otchere, "Local hero: Randell Adjei, founder of event series and artist incubator RISE". Now, May 30, 2017.
^Westoll, Nick (2021-04-29). "Scarborough's Randell Adjei, Ontario's first poet laureate, looks to spread message of 'hope and joy'". Global News. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
^"FreeUp!: This Sunday, join artists across Canada to celebrate Emancipation Day 2021". CBC Arts, July 27, 2021.
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