Gambian-Ghanaian-Sierra Leonean Poet Kweku Abimbola Selected for Academy of American Poets' 2025 Poet Laureate Fellowship Worth $50,000

Gambian-Ghanaian-Sierra Leonean Poet Kweku Abimbola Selected for Academy of American Poets' 2025 Poet Laureate Fellowship Worth $50,000

Gambian-Ghanaian-Sierra Leonean poet Kweku Abimbola has been named one of twenty-three recipients of the prestigious Academy of American Poets’ 2025 Poet Laureate Fellowship, which comes with a $50,000 award. As the Poet Laureate Fellow of El Segundo, California, Abimbola joins an exceptional cohort of poets laureate from across the United States recognized for their literary […]