Tryphena Yeboah

Poet

Author's Bio

Tryphena Yeboah is the author of the chapbook A Mouthful of Home, selected by the New-Generation African Poets series. Her stories have appeared in Narrative Magazine and Commonwealth Writers, among others. She received her MFA from Chapman University and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Education: 
Chapman University MFA
University of Nebraska, Lincoln PhD

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:
A Mouthful of Home (New-Generation African Poets) (Akashic Books, 2020)
Journals:
Entropy
,
Eunoia Review
,
Praxis Online

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Toni Morrison, Hanya Yanagihara, Ocean Vuong, Alice Munro
What I'm reading now: 
Miss Muriel by Ann Petry

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Black
Prefers to work with: 
Schools
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Bekwai, AS
Ghana
Ashanti Region
Raised in: 
Accra, GA
Ghana
Greater Accra Region
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Last update: May 13, 2021