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A.A. Opoku of Ghana

Item

Title
A.A. Opoku of Ghana
Institution
The Library of Congress
Collection Title
Archive of World Literature on Tape (Library of Congress)
Creator(s)
A.A. Opoku
Lee Nichols of the Voice of America African Division
Collector(s)
Nichols, Lee
Voice of America (Organization)
Description/Scope and Content
A.A. Opoku discusses his attempts to simulate "drum language" in his poetry written in Twi. He reads from his poetry and from his novels and stories.
Date
Originally broadcast between 1975-1979 on the Voice of America radio series Conversations with African writers, no. 33.
Location
Rec Sound Res Center (Madison, LM113)
Identifier
79740891
Language
Twi and English
Extent
sound tape reel (30 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 7 in.
Collection Type
archival collection
Level of Processing
Minimal Processing
Type of Materials/Format
audio-tapes & cassettes
Related Collections: Types of Materials
publications
Copyright
Unknown
Donor Information
Available
Usage
Low (permanent storage)
Item sets
LOC