sentences:  Kwabena was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where he was educated.At the age of 14, he published his first poem, "Why Black Power", which he also performed at a Black Power rally.His first collection, "Lament of the Soul", appeared three years later, and marked the beginning of a prolific body of work over the following three decades, including other poetry collections, journals, essays, children’s stories and the thesis "Marijuana" (1981).