by Theophilus Atuahene Adu | Mar 19, 2026 | Cultural Enablers
Listening to Place, Holding the Line, and Building Poetic Integrity in Africa Some poets perform. Others build conditions for truth to survive. Raya Wambui belongs to the second lineage. In African spoken word spaces, where voice often emerges before structure, and...
by Theophilus Atuahene Adu | Mar 5, 2026 | Blog
Reflections from the SheShe Slam 2026 Media Tour at Academic City University There are moments when an idea quietly leaves the realm of planning and begins to breathe in the world. This week was one of those moments. As part of the media conversations leading to...
by Theophilus Atuahene Adu | Jul 10, 2025 | Blog
There’s a truth many of us carry quietly in this space: you can love something so deeply that it begins to take from you without asking. And if you’re not careful, that love unstructured, unmanaged will leave you empty. I’ve seen it happen too often. The most...
by Theophilus Atuahene Adu | Jul 5, 2025 | Blog
Beyond Borders, Beneath the Mic, slam poetry is more than performance. It is people, structure, and purpose. I have watched countries breathe poetry with different lungs. Some with rhythm but no ribs. Others, a full skeleton and skin funded, intentional, and fierce....
by Theophilus Atuahene Adu | Jul 3, 2025 | Blog
This Is Personal: Why I Chose Slam Over Silence When I encountered slam poetry, I realized this wasn’t just art. It was agency. It was a system of expression built for those tired of asking for permission to speak. As someone who works at the intersection of poetry,...
