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Press Reviews
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"It is
easy to envision Addo entertaining an audience with his mesmerizing
voice; part James Earl Jones, part Bobby McFarrin, that can transport
a listener in a heartbeat to the continent of Africa"
Lynn Jessup, Greensboro News and Record
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"Peter
Addo is a preacher, a former college professor and true to his African
heritage, an avid storyteller" Lynette Blair, The Charlotte Observer
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"Over
twenty West African Folktales are re-told by a Ghana native, providing
adults and students with a lively addition to multicultural folktales.
The stories provide strong insights into West African culture and
values, and should not be limited to young audience alone: adults
will find them revealing and unusual"
The Bookwatch: The Midwest Book Review
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"In 1957,
Addo was announced as a promising poet (for his poem: 'Pa Grant
Due') in a symposium on Ghanaian writing".
Voices of Ghana
Distinguished
Author Reviews
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In the great
tradition of the famed storytellers in his native Ghana, Peter Addo
opens up the vast world of African folklore to his adoptive America,
successfully bridging two cultures. Ananse the spider embodies all
of the human foibles Westerners know in Bre'r Rabbit of Renard the
fox, and is the unchallenged symbol of attention and respect in
the African world of animal lore. Peter Addo's delightful collection
of African tales can only whet the appetite for more of the same"
C. Eric Lincoln, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of Religion,
Emeritus, Duke University
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"The impressionism
and Lyricism of Mr. Addo's poetry have a character of calm religious
meditation. This, to me, discloses the subconscious ideals of the
African soul and personality"
C. B. Ashanin, Former Professor of Religion and Philosophy, University
of Ghana, Legon
E-Mail Correspondence
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Rev. Addo,
let me commend you on an awesome job you have done with that piece
(Origins of African
Spiritualism), communicating the essence of our people's spirituality.
I am a member of a Baptist church but it is RATHER charismatic.
I can not tell you the number of times I've just watched the praise
and worship and thought, "we really are Africans in America." There
is so much about our people that was never lost, we just never thought
about where it originated or why we are so unique. I thank you for
so eloquently penning what I've appreciated and basked in during
my worship experience. I would love to share this with others just
for their impression and thoughts. THANK YOU for the words. (From:
Angela Dawson)
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I am proud
of Rev. Addo, an alumnus of the Accra Academy a renowned school
in Ghana.
I am currently
the Principal of this school and most importantly an ardent reader
of his works. I have enjoyed reading his collection of poems in
Talking Drums
and I wish to describe this collection as a literary buffet for
seasoned minds and warm hearts.
The poems
on Ghana reveal a deep sense of patriotism; sincere love for his
motherland; distance and time have not changed his feelings for
Ghana. This is indeed a great lesson for all citizens in all nations
of the world. A journey through this great feast takes the reader
into other important issues: The war poems remind us about the evils
that wars unleashed on human societies; the Great Expectation is
philosophical, something for learned minds. The simple poems Happy
Faces and those on Jesus are for young readers. They teach moral
truths with gently strokes. The verses on the beauty and serenity
of nature, Summer Splendor in Greenwich Village, The Scarecrow,
and the Yam Festival are visually stimulating. Reverend Addo has
put into his poetry much food for thought for the young and old,
urban and rural folks.
These good
messages have been written in readable, beautiful language, well-seasoned
with poetic flavors. Like the drum beats of a skilled drummer his
verses invite all to join in a universal dance. I see it as a feast
that will give nourishment and sustenance to minds and hearts. Read
these poems and taste the buffet! (From: Abla Lokko)
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