Randell Adjei facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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.

Primarily a spoken word poet, Adjei published his debut book I Am Not My Struggles in 2018. 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.

Adjei was born in Ghana and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.

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