Randell Adjei

Canadian poet

Randell Adjei
Adjei in 2014, introducing Olivia Chow at a campaign event in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election.
Occupation	poet
Nationality	Ghanaian-Canadian
Years active	2010s-present
Notable works	I Am Not My Struggles

Randell Adjei is a Canadian poet who was named in April 2021 as the first Poet Laureate of Ontario.^[1]

Primarily a spoken word poet, Adjei published his debut book I Am Not My Struggles in 2018.^[2] He is also the founder and creative director of R.I.S.E. (Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere), an arts organization and talent incubator for young writers and musicians of colour in the Toronto area.^[3]

Adjei was born in Ghana and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.^[4]

Adjei performed a spoken word piece on the 2021 FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special.^[5]

References

^ Benzie, Robert (April 28, 2021). "Randell Adjei is named Ontario's first Poet Laureate". St. Catharines Standard.
^ Ali Raza, "Scarborough’s Randell Adjei named Ontario’s first Poet Laureate". Toronto Star, April 28, 2021.
^ Shantal Otchere, "Local hero: Randell Adjei, founder of event series and artist incubator RISE". Now, May 30, 2017.
^ Westoll, Nick (2021-04-29). "Scarborough's Randell Adjei, Ontario's first poet laureate, looks to spread message of 'hope and joy'". Global News. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
^ "FreeUp!: This Sunday, join artists across Canada to celebrate Emancipation Day 2021". CBC Arts, July 27, 2021.