Ellis Ayitey Komey Explained
Ellis Ayitey Komey (1927 – 27 July 1972) was a Ghanaian writer and poet.
Early years and education
Komey was born in 1927 in Labadi, a suburb of Accra in the British colony of the Gold Coast.
He had his early education at Methodist Senior Boys' School then the Accra Academy then later proceeded to the University of London.[1]
Career and works
He spent 16 years of his life in England. For six years, he was editor of the international black magazine Flamingo. He was manager of Ludeco, an organisation that deals with publishing, public relations and tourism.
His short stories and poems appeared in anthologies and journals including Flamingo and West African Review. He compiled the anthology Modern African Stories with Ezekiel Mphahlele (later known as Es'kia Mphahlele).[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Some of his poems are also found in the anthology Messages: Poems from Ghana, compiled by Kofi Awoonor and Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty.[7]
Death
Komey died on 27 July 1972 at Korle Bu Hospital in Accra, Ghana.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Jahn . Janheinz . Schild . Ulla . Seiler . A. N. . 1972 . Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries.
- Book: Breman, Paul . 1973 . You better believe it : Black verse in English from Africa, the West Indies and the United States.
- Book: Klíma . Vladimír . Růžička . K. F. . Zima . Petr . 1975 . Black Africa : Literature and Language.
- Book: Moore, Gerald . Gerald Moore. Beier . Ulli . 1984 . Penguin Books . 298 . The Penguin book of modern African poetry. registration.
- Book: Herdeck, Donald E.. Donald E. Herdeck. 1973 . African Authors: a companion to Black African writing. 1300–1973. 188 . Black Orpheus Press .
- Book: Komey . Ellis . Mphahlele . Ezekiel . Ezekiel Mphahlele . 1964 . Modern African Stories . registration . London . .
- Book: Awoonor . Kofi . Kofi Awoonor . Adali-Mortty . G. . Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty . 1971 . Messages: Poems from Ghana . London . 0435900420 . . registration .
- News: ELLIS KOMEY DIES . . Mr Ellis Ayitey Komey (above), 45, former editor of the Flamingo Magazine, died at the Korle Bu Hospital on Thursday shortly after admission. . 29 July 1972 .
