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Angela Gyamfi launches ‘Birthing Butler’s Bethlehem Beast’
Titled “Birthing Butler’s Bethlehem Beast” an anthology, it is a collection of 27 poems specially compiled in celebration of her mother’s birthday.
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Launched in Accra last Saturday, (October 8), the poems were from different scales of life, inspired by love, faith and daily experiences of life.
Speaking at the launch in Accra, Ms Gyamfi said apart from celebrating her mother, the title of the book was also a tribute to her favourite poet, William Butler Yeats and his poem; The Second Coming, “And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?”.
She explained that she was intrigued as well as inspired by the talents of the distinguished poet, saying: “I kind of chose a title that references middle name, Butler, and the fact that the beast was going towards Bethlehem to be born,” she explained.
“Anyone that reads the poems will find themselves in one way or the other represented. I just feel like it's just an elixir of life and I'm just glad to showcase it,” she stated.
Gift for writing
Ms Gyamfi explained that her passion for writing and reading was the reason why she found no difficulty in writing it saying, “I wouldn't say I experience challenges to be honest. I mean, I've always been blessed with the gift for writing.”
She noted that a lot of her writing was emotionally inspired whether she was going through something at a given point in her life.
Book
The budding author said she chose to label her style of writing as “streams of spiritedness and that would cause readers to wonder during the process of reading.
The Author
The 52-year-old author was born to Dr Adu Tutu Gyamfi, a medical doctor and Mrs Felicia Gyamfi, an English teacher.
She attended the University of Ghana where she studied Business Administration and later migrated to the United States of America and studied at the Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Her business educational background equipped her for various positions in the Financial Service and Credit sector where she still works today.Ms Gyamfi is currently pursuing an English degree at the Ohio State University. Her poetry collection in the book was amassed over the years which contains snapshots of her daily experience, thoughts and life.