Nii Ayikwei Parkes - Ghanaian writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes is the author of three poetry pamphlets and the Commonwealth Prize-shortlisted novel Tail of the Blue Bird (Cape). He has held residencies/fellowships with the BBC, California State University, Los Angeles, University of Southampton, The Poetry Cafe and Brighton Festival. In 2007 he was awarded Ghana's National ACRAG award for poetry and literary advocacy. Niiparkes.com~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check