Television of Saturday, 6 January 2018

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Chief Moomen talks poetry, theatre & storytelling on CNN African Voices

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Renowned Ghanaian poet and playwright Chief Moomen was recently on CNN’s African Voices, discussing his craft and country Ghana.

The feature sees the Wogb? J?k? producer reveal his earliest introductions to the spoken word, citing the great Maya Angelou as being responsible for his “artistic awakening”.

He also comments on the place of the creative arts towards national development.

THEATRE – Of Chief Moomen’s Wogb? J?k?

Currently a teaching assistant at the Theatre Arts Department of the University of Ghana, Moomen has performed on multiple high-profile platforms. He is also author of Village Fresh, a collection of poems.