Dela Bobobee
Dela Bobobee was born in Aveyime-Battor, in the Volta Region of Ghana. He was educated in Ghana and Nigeria. He holds a B.A (Hons) degree in English, and a Masters of International Law and Diplomacy (MILD) degree, both from the University of Lagos. He is a published playwright, poet, short-story writer, and also an actor who had most of his literary works published on the internet and in the "SHUTTLE", a campus literary journal while still in the University of Lagos. He has won several prizes and awards for his literary works. Dela Bobobee is regarded in most circles as an environmentalist poet as most of his thematic preoccupations are on environmental degradation, and very vehement in calling on the industrialized nations to ratify and implement the Kyoto Accord. He plays the guitar, piano and tenor sax. He sees multilingualism as a very great asset, be it African or foreign languages. He is also very enthusiastic in learning foreign languages such as French, Spanish and German languages. Dela Bobobee is also into professional video production, directing, scriptwriting, and video editing. His video production is mostly directed towards wildlife preservation, animal documentary, and very passionate about the preservation and promotion of the rich African cultural diversity. He is currently working hard to produce his first feature film about the "Trokosi" vestal virgins syndrome in Ghana.
Entries by this Author
Black Stars, Black Balloons - Poems by Dela Bobobee
- By Dela Bobobee
- Published December 12, 2009
- Poetry
- Unrated
So doubt me not, you sons of anachronismwhen I catch a moonbeam in my palms
when I lift up the sea waves to hide fresh dews
when I wrestle my quill from the whirlwind...
Remake Africa - Poems by Dela Bobobee
- By Dela Bobobee
- Published June 19, 2009
- Poetry
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Oh Africa! When your vision is in tandem
with your new political will to seek
clear prehistoric fountains of hope
shall flow with passion to obliterate
the ills of greed, pillage, inhumanity...
Freewill - Poems by Dela Bobobee
- By Dela Bobobee
- Published January 9, 2009
- Poetry
- Unrated
there is order in the void you dreadand life in the great beyond you fear
I traverse mazes you all fear to tread
a time traveller’s invincibility is clear...
The Red Drum - Poems by Dela Bobobee
- By Dela Bobobee
- Published October 29, 2007
- Poetry
- Unrated
the red drum not only beats
when you listen, the red drum is talking
every stony heart has a sheath for a knife...
The Path Taken - Poems by Dela Bobobee
- By Dela Bobobee
- Published June 17, 2007
- Poetry
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forever is infinity
and infinity is captured
by becoming one with nature...
