Randell Adjei

Randell Adjei is a Canadian poet who was named in April 2021 as the first Poet Laureate of Ontario.^[1]

Randell Adjei
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

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]

References

1. Benzie, Robert (April 28, 2021). "Randell Adjei is named Ontario's first Poet Laureate". St. Catharines Standard.
2. Ali Raza, "Scarborough’s Randell Adjei named Ontario’s first Poet Laureate". Toronto Star, April 28, 2021.
3. Shantal Otchere, "Local hero: Randell Adjei, founder of event series and artist incubator RISE". Now, May 30, 2017.
4. 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.
5. "FreeUp!: This Sunday, join artists across Canada to celebrate Emancipation Day 2021". CBC Arts, July 27, 2021.

External links

• Official website