Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey

• Name — Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong–Abbey • Birth Name — Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong–Abbey • Born — 1 April 1988 • Birthplace — Boston, Massachusetts • Years Active — 1998–present • Occupation — Journalist, Television, Poet

Apiorkor attended Tema International School where she graduated and completed a Diploma program. She later went to Lafayette College in the US, and came back to Ghana to study at the University of Ghana, Legon.

Apiorkor is the Head of Production at Citi FM/Citi TV and the host of ‘Diplomatic License’ and 'What's Cooking' on Citi TV.

Apiorkor is the author of The Matriarch's Verse, a book of poems that seeks to celebrate, challenge, and highlight what it means to be Ghanaian in the 21st Century, of this is done from her perspective as a third-culture kid.

She performed at the 2019 edition of Republica held at Berlin, Germany.

Apiorkor performed at the 2020 edition of TEDWomen which is an annual TED conference organized by the TED headquarters in New York, USA.)

This is a 110-page book is a collection of poems that narrates the individual struggles and triumphs that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. This book is foreworded by Ablah Dzifa Gomashie. Apiorkor explained her reason for writing the book: “I wrote ‘When the Person Called COVID Came’ in an effort to document the unsung tales of resiliency, grief, and the human spirit’s unflinching fortitude throughout the pandemic. This book is a testament to the innumerable people who overcame extraordinary obstacles and succeeded in doing so”.