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NAPARI: A Northern Voice Rising from Code to Couplet

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In a digital world dominated by codes and commands, Yakubu Humu Salma Napari is crafting a new syntax one of voice, verse, and vision.

At just 18, Napari is more than a tech student at the University of Professional Studies, Accra she’s an emerging poet with roots in Tamale and wings ready for the global stage. A proud graduate of Tamale Girls Senior High School (PAGNAA), she played a lead role in the school’s 2023 Debate and Poetry Club, helping redefine what it means to be a young Muslim woman in the arts.

What sets Napari apart isn’t just her talent it’s her dual fluency in both technology and emotion. As she pursues a BSc in Information Technology, she simultaneously uses poetry to navigate identity, gender, community, and the challenges of a generation in transition.

Her journey from the North to the national stage is more than personal it’s representative. She stands as a symbol of young, intelligent, and culturally grounded female expression, determined to script a future where art and intellect are not separate paths, but twin pillars of progress.

On August 9, 2025, Napari steps onto the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims stage, ready to represent more than just herself she carries the voice of a region, a people, and a promise.

The TOWN CRIER: A Scientist of the Soul Using Poetry to Awaken the Nation

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In a world divided between science and spirit, Marcus Kafui Markham stands firmly in the middle balancing microscopes by day and metaphors by night.

Known on stage as The TOWN CRIER, Marcus is not just a performer. He is a vessel. A lab scientist by profession and a poet by calling, his voice carries stories, symbols, and spiritual signals drawn from Ghana’s cultural heritage, ancestral wisdom, and the urgent realities of modern life.

Born and raised in Hohoe, Marcus grew up surrounded by oral tradition and storytelling. His love for rhythm and reason led him to launch the Voice of Poetry podcast, and his work has appeared in Writers Space Africa and Nalubaale Review a testament to his growing footprint in pan-African literary circles.

Whether performing at scientific conferences, wedding receptions, or poetry slams, The TOWN CRIER is committed to preserving Ghana’s oral tradition while addressing themes of identity, social justice, love, and hope. For him, poetry is not mere entertainment it’s an act of illumination.

As he prepares to take the stage at the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims 2025, expect more than rhyme. Expect revelation.

Sir Chris: The Award-Winning Wordsmith Turning Fiction into Fire and Poetry into Power

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In a literary world that often blurs the lines between reality and imagination, Christian Sasu Wiafe, better known as Sir Chris, stands tall as a master of both. A fictional writer, poet, and spoken word artist, his rise has been nothing short of remarkable.

Born in Ghana, Sir Chris discovered his voice and his vision in 2022, and within just a year, he’d already carved out a name for himself as a force to be reckoned with. His blend of fictional narrative and poetic delivery has captured audiences across Ghana and beyond, earning him multiple awards in 2023 and recognition as one of the most compelling new voices in contemporary African poetry.

But beyond the accolades is an artist devoted to the craft. Sir Chris writes with intensity, clarity, and a signature style that fuses vivid storytelling with rhythmic conviction. He doesn’t just write to impress he writes to immortalize emotion, to elevate language, and to give form to feeling.

As he steps onto the stage at the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims 2025, Sir Chris brings more than talent he brings legacy in the making.

JAY: The Rising Voice from St. Rose’s with a Poetic Mission for Change

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Every generation births a voice that speaks not just for itself, but for its future. Jessica Annor-Yeboah, known poetically as JAY, is one of those voices.

Currently a student at St. Rose’s Senior High School, JAY is already shaping herself into a beacon for positive societal change, using poetry as her tool of transformation. At an age where most are still finding their footing, JAY is already finding her platform and more importantly, her purpose.

For JAY, poetry isn’t about performance. It’s about possibility the power to question, to uplift, and to imagine a better world. Her verses reflect a deep understanding of today’s challenges and a determination to contribute meaningfully to their solutions.

With an undeniable love for the arts and a growing body of work that reflects thoughtfulness, heart, and clarity, JAY represents a new wave of Ghanaian youth voices unafraid to speak truth to power not with anger, but with elegance.

She steps into the spotlight at the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims 2025, not just as a student but as a poet with a purpose.

Nesty Brown: Designing Impact, Delivering Purpose One Verse at a Time

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To design is to communicate. To perform is to connect. Nesty Brown does both with clarity, conviction, and a higher purpose.

Known off stage as Ernest Agyei, Nesty is a graphic designer, missionary, and spoken word artist based in Accra, Ghana. A recent graduate of GH Media School with a diploma in TV and Film Production, he embodies the new wave of Ghanaian creatives fusing visual storytelling and spiritual depth.

For Nesty, poetry is not a performance it’s a ministry. His spoken word pieces aren’t just well-written; they are divinely inspired, crafted to reach hearts and shake minds. As a Christian missionary, his work reflects a deeper mission to transform lives through God-given gifts and to spark real, lasting change through the arts.

Whether behind a screen designing visuals or standing before an audience reciting verses, Nesty uses art as impact and media as ministry. His debut appearance at the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims 2025 is more than a milestone it’s a message.

Evans Narh: The Teacher-Poet Using Poetry to Inspire Hope and Uplift a Nation

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For some, poetry is a performance. For Evans Narh, poetry is purpose in motion.

At 23, this teacher and spoken word artist is not simply chasing stages he’s on a mission to inspire hope, uplift his Dangme heritage, and share the truth of Jesus Christ through the transformative power of art.

Born Terkpernor Evans Narh, his journey intertwines the classroom and the stage. As an educator, he plants seeds of knowledge. As a performer, he plants seeds of faith, resilience, and identity.

Evans doesn’t just write to entertain. He writes to testify. Each verse is a declaration of God’s grace, of tomorrow’s promise, and of the dreams still growing in Ghana’s youth. For him, art is a vessel to tell the world: there is still hope.

As he prepares to step into the spotlight at the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims 2025, Evans represents more than himself. He represents the spirit of the Dangme people, the humility of the teacher, and the voice of a generation that still believes in tomorrow.

Kai Nananom: A Poet Channeling Ancestors to Guide a Modern World

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In an era ruled by quick answers and faster distractions, there comes a voice that slows us down one that speaks not from trend, but from timeless truth is Kai Nananom.

Kai Nananom, A poet. A performer. A keeper of ancestral memory. This is a spoken word artist who doesn’t just write poems he channels prophecy.

With a message rooted in elder wisdom, this performer reminds us of the sacred knowledge buried in silence, in stories untold, and in the hearts of the aged. “Spend some time with the aged not everything is found on Google,” he says. That isn’t a quote. It’s a philosophy.

On stage, he is more than a performer. He becomes a vessel voicing lessons from ancestors long gone but never forgotten. His verses bridge the past and present, anchoring modern minds in indigenous wisdom.

At the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims 2025, this performer brings more than a poem. He brings ritual. Rhythm. Remembering.

Poema: A New Voice in West African Poetry Bridging Generations, Cultures, and Healing

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In a generation searching for healing through art, Poema is a voice born for the moment.

Born Adeleye Abundance Temiloluwa, and of Yoruba descent, Poema represents a beautiful convergence of cultures: Nigerian by heritage, Ghanaian by heart, and African by voice. She speaks from the crossroads of legacy and future, pain and purpose.

Her poetry boldly addresses familial dynamics, generational trauma, and the emotional undertones of love. But she doesn’t just write to be heard she writes to understand, to make sense of silence, and to give language to healing.

Currently studying to become a clinical psychologist, Poema blends her love for psychology and African literature into a unique poetic style that is emotionally intelligent, intellectually grounded, and powerfully resonant.

As she steps onto the stage for the Ehalakasa National Poetry Slam Prelims 2025, she brings not just her verses but a vision: to stand on global stages, to tell stories often buried, and to turn inherited pain into collective healing.

Sabway LS: The Western Voice Moving Ghanaian Poetry Forward

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When you speak of Ghana’s spoken word movement, you cannot skip the name Sabway Lyfstyle a bold poetic voice and a visionary from the Western Region who has been using poetry not just as art, but as a movement of meaning.

Known for his deeply introspective performances and a lyrical command rooted in faith, identity, and social awareness, Sabway Lyfstyle has performed on some of the most important platforms in Ghana’s creative circuit. From the Western Music Awards and Shades and Tins, to corporate and public stages like Ghana Gas Media Collet and the Atlantic Mall opening, his presence has always carried weight not just in words, but in impact.

Yet Sabway Lyfstyle is not only a performer  he’s a builder. As the founder of Voice Out Poetry, he’s carved space for emerging spoken word artists to find their footing, voice, and stage. Through curated events like Life and Bars, This is Near, and A Journey to Nowhere, he’s created a legacy rooted in performance, mentorship, and purpose.

Sabway Lyfstyle’s work is not made to entertain. It’s made to unsettle, to awaken, to transform. In a country still defining its contemporary artistic voice, he is proof that poetry is not passive it is public service.

As he takes the stage at the Ehalakasa National Slam Prelims 2025, one thing is certain: he’s not just here to perform. He’s here to lead.

Kobby Wright: The Voice Turning Truth into Poetry and Silence into Sound

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In a world that often prizes noise over meaning, Kobby Wright offers something different a voice that doesn’t just perform, but pierces.

A spoken word artist, poet, and storyteller, Kobby is more than his verses. He is a curator of emotion, a vessel of truth, and a witness to the complexities of the human condition. With a tone that walks the line between vulnerability and conviction, he transforms pain into power and silence into connection.

Kobby’s themes are as wide as they are deep: identity, justice, love, community, trauma, resilience, and grace. His performances are intimate yet commanding the kind that draw a room to stillness and then break it open.

But more than performance, his mission is purpose. Kobby doesn’t write for applause; he writes to spark reflection, to fuel conversations, and to remind us that stories especially our stories matter.

At the Ehalakasa National Slam Prelims 2025, Kobby Wright brings this mission to the stage. And if history is any indication, the crowd won’t just listen. They’ll remember.

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