Accra, Ghana · Cultural strategist · Slam poetry executive
Words buildnations.Strategy sustains them.
I am Theophilus Atuahene Adu. Ghana Slam Master, Managing Partner of Ehalakasa, and Board Member for Communications and Marketing at the World Poetry Slam Organization.
On the bill
Member
Partner
Master
01 · The record
Ghana at the World Poetry Slam Championships
The national campaign I have led, championship by championship.
finals
place
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02 · What I stand for
What I do
Three strands of one job: the poetry, the strategy, and the institutions that outlast both.
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Community-driven creativity
Poetry as a tool for education and equity. Mentoring young poets, curating stages for underrepresented voices, and running sessions on brand visibility for creatives.
02
Strategic impact
An MBA in marketing and a career rooted in public relations, turning big ideas into campaigns, brands and movements that are measurable as well as creative.
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Legacy-minded leadership
Building ecosystems rather than moments. Institutions, opportunities and frameworks that keep working long after the lights go down.
03 · Selected engagements
Where I have been called in
Juries, workshops, consulting and partnership work across four countries.
Campus outreach for World Poetry Day
Awareness programme taking slam poetry onto university campuses.
Consulting for the Ibrahim Ayew Foundation
On consulting duties with Mohammed Kudus and Ibrahim Ayew.
Workshop for poets
Craft and performance workshop for the northern poetry community.
Final jury, World Poetry Slam Championship
Jury member for the final of the championship, organised by the World Poetry Slam Organization.
Guest jury, Togo National Slam
Invited jury member for the national championship.
Ehalakasa and Alliance Française
Partnership engagement, received by the French Ambassador on 9 February.
Creative thought leadership session
Facilitated session on creative leadership and cultural strategy.
04 · The receipts
In the room
Juries, stages, studios and classrooms.
04 · Action in motion
Where the work lives
Managing Partner
Ehalakasa National Slam
Ghana’s premier spoken word and slam poetry collective, running a national circuit and a year-round performance calendar.
Read moreBoard Member · Comms & Marketing
World Poetry Slam Organization
Amplifying poetic diplomacy and global arts leadership, widening the routes African poets take to the world stage.
Read moreWomen’s slam platform
SheShe Slam
Empowering women through poetry and performance in safe, well-run creative spaces built for competition as much as for care.
Read moreCommunity foundation
Vintagehub Foundation
Serving communities through intergenerational support and sustainable development programming rooted in local practice.
Read more05 · In print
Selected essays
I write about the machinery behind cultural work: funding, governance, burnout and narrative power.
06 · From another point of view
Sometimes the answer is in the silence between the lines.IyamAtuahene
Working with IyamAtuahene is like plugging into a bigger vision. He listens, strategizes, and delivers with cultural depth.
He is building a whole ecosystem, not just events. His leadership is holistic.
07 · Bring me in
Put it on the bill
Tell me the date, the room, and what the audience should walk out believing. I will come back with a format and a fee.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +233 55 374 7213
- Based in
- Accra, Ghana. Available worldwide.