Kofi Casisi

Kofi Casisi, aka, Cecil Cummins was born and raised in the Caribbean (Barbados). Completed his secondary education in London, England. He studied theatre Arts and Drama. He also studied Labour Relations at Cornell University, New York. He completed his undergraduate studies at York University, Toronto, and the University of Toronto. He has done his graduate studies in education at the Long Island University, NY and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (U of T/OISE) Toronto. Is a guidance Counselor and a trained Child Abuse Investigator. He is an English and history teacher, poet, playwright, curriculum developer, environmental science teacher and social activist. He has been an education administrator; and has taught at New York City University. A High School teacher in New York City, Miami, Florida, Toronto, Ontario, Northern British Columbia and Alberta.

He started writing seriously in the early 1960’s. As is the case with so many writers, Casisi felt a confinement from which he had to escape. In the early 1970’s he made it to the shores of North America where he held down a variety of jobs, from a goldminer in obscure parts of the province of Ontario to teacher and guidance counselor in the high schools of different Canadian provinces, to teacher and guidance counselor in inner city schools of New York City. His love of writing and his travels combine to make No Apologies a most interesting book.

It’s a Fact:  Kofi Casisi (Cecil Cummins) took up residence in England during the late 1950’s, where he worked at various jobs, including London bus conductor and driver, railway signalman, and post office clerk while studying Drama and Theatre at Hendon College and Chiswick Polytechnic.

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