Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey

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.[9]

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.)[10]

She performed at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival which was held at the Park City, Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States. Apiorkor performed ‘Bewitched Vaginas".[1]

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.[11]

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”.