Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice
Tadjo uses her powerful and fertile imagination to rekindle an ancient Akan myth and deliberately sets it ablaze! --Femi Osofisan, University of Ibadan, NigeriaWith Queen Pokou, Tadjo has given a clear and magnificent rendition of an Akan classic of this tragic motif. In an English version that seems not to have lost anything in translation, this poetic narrative is as lyrical as it is cerebrally compelling. --Ama Ata Aidoo, Brown UniversityEven through the translation we hear the anguished lyricism of the poet's voice wrestling with the meaning of history and the burden of myth. --Abena P.A. Busia