Randell Adjei

Randell Adjei is a Canadian poet who was named in April 2021 as the first Poet Laureate of Ontario.^[1]

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

Primarily a spoken word poet, Adjei published his debut book I Am Not My Struggles in 2018.^[2] 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.^[3]

Adjei was born in Ghana and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.^[4]

Adjei performed a spoken word piece on the 2021 FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special.^[5]