Kofi Antwi is an African American writer, composition professor at SUNY Cortland, and assistant editor of Aquarius Press/Willow Books. In 2018, Kofi completed an MFA in Creative Writing. During the summer of 2020 Kattywompus Press published Kofi’s debut book Tidal Wave. Kofi is the assistant editor of Black Fire – This Time and Black Fire This Time Volume 2 published by Aquarius Press/ Willow Books.
Kofi’s devoted work to inner city communities has created a relationship as a facilitator of writing workshops- exploring lyrics and memory as entries into participants writing. Kofi’s writing workshop encourages participants to identify their personal experiences within the lens of their community/cultural practices.
Kofi’s contribution as a creative writing and poetry facilitator has produced generative workshops such as Rhythmic Writing Workshops with middle school students, and Creative Expression Workshops with the Upward Bound Program.
To encourage diversity and inclusion of black voices and writers in Central New York, Kofi is currently developing a poetry residency with Community Folk Art Center. The poetry residency will offer Central New York Community access to poetry workshops, conferences, and readings.