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Famous Accra Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Accra poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous accra poems. These examples illustrate what a famous accra poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Ghana Calls

by Du Bois, W. E. B.

...gnorance grown wise taught me Wisdom; 
I went to Peking: Poverty grown rich 
Showed me the wealth of Work 
I came to Accra. 

Here at last, I looked back on my Dream;   
I heard the Voice that loosed 
The Long-looked dungeons of my soul 
I sensed that Africa had come 
Not up from Hell, but from the sum of Heaven’s glory. 

I lifted up mine eyes to Ghana 
And swept the hills with high Hosanna; 
Above the sun my sight took flight   
Till from that pinnacle of ligh...Read more of this...

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