Reinfred Addo

Reinfred Dziedzorm Addo is a writer and speech-language pathologist. Originating from the Volta Region of Ghana—roots in Akome, Adidome, and Dodome—he migrated to Roanoke, Virginia, where he spent his adolescent years. He currently lives in Gainesville, Florida. Other places of significance are Accra (Ghana) and Radford (Virginia).

Addo’s creative writing, in general, has appeared in publications such as Land and territory (anthology), Masques: Poetry of Identities (anthology), and Tampered Press (literary journal). His health humanities creative writing, in particular, has been published in Signs of Life (anthology) and by the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders (of the United States).

His non-writing and non-speech pathology interests include music, track-and-field athletics, graphic design/visual arts, and photography.