Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty [SEP] date of birth
Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty
Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty (born 1916) is a Ghanaian poet and writer.
Life.
In 1958 Adali-Mortty joined the advisory committee of the international literary journal "Black Orpheus".
He contributed both poetry and political commentary to the "Legon Observer": for example, 'A Spent Scare' (1967) was written in response to the coup which ended Nkrumah's rule.
Works.
- "Ewe Poetry", "Black Orpheus", No. 4
. He was manager of "Ludeco", an organisation that deals with publishing, public relations and tourism.
His short stories and poems appeared in anthologies and journals like "Flamingo" and "West African Review". He compiled the anthology: "Modern African Stories" with Ezekiel Mphahlele who later became known as Es'kia Mphahlele.
Some of his poems are also found in the anthology "Messages: Poems from Ghana", compiled by Kofi Awoonor and Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty.
Death.
Komey passed away