is Professor of Literature at the University of Ghana, and just completed a term at the University as acting director of the School of Performing Arts, while serving as Administrator of the CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Program. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Texas, Austin. Best known as a poet, Dr. Anyidoho has published several poetry collections, including A Harvest of Our Dreams (1984), Earthchild (1985), and Ancestrallogic & Caribbeanblues (1993). He has also published several book chapters and scholarly essays in various journals, and edited works on African literatures, including The Word Behind Bars & The Paradox of Exile (Northwestern University Press, 1997) and a recent special issue of the journal Matatu. Dr. Anyidoho is currently President of the African Literature Association. His participation in the International Writing Program is supported by the Program in African Studies and the IWP.