Cynthia Amoah

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“ I decided to use my voice and share my story and my life hasn’t been the same since. ”
– Cynthia Amoah

Meet

Cynthia!

Spoken Word Poet. National Speaker. Teaching Artist.

Meet

Cynthia!

Spoken Word Poet. National Speaker. Teaching Artist.

Cynthia Amoah is a Columbus, Ohio based poet, performer, and teaching artist. She received her MFA from The New School (Poetry) in 2019 where she was awarded the prestigious Paul Violi Poetry Prize (2018), as well as Excellence In Poetry (2019). Amoah began competing nationally in recitation and motivational speaking engagements in 2006. Since then, Amoah’s dynamic voice and strong stage presence has captured and inspired diverse audiences, both locally and globally.

Her work can be found published in OURS Magazine, Nimrod Journal, Ohio Humanities: Pathways, and The African Poetry Book Fund’s New-Generation African Poets Chapbooks by Akashic Books. Amoah’s chapbook ‘Handrails’ was published by Akashic in Fall 2021.

Did You know

Poetry improves language skills, sparks creative thinking, and creates self-awareness.

Cynthia’s Services

Poetry Performances

Performance poetry is a powerful tool that when utilized correctly can transform, challenge thinking, provide solace, inspire, and entertain. Need a poetry performance for an upcoming event?

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Workshops

Both creative writing and performance helped foster Amoah’s confidence and she is committed to passing this vehicle of higher self esteem onto others. Need Cynthia to facilitate an upcoming workshop?

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Curriculum

Amoah understands the importance of an intentional and well curated creative writing curriculum to include representation, diversity, and literary texts. Interested in a personalized curriculum for your classroom or writing group?

Work With Cynthia

Voiceovers

Performance poetry is a powerful tool that when utilized correctly can transform, challenge thinking, provide solace, inspire, and entertain. Need a poetry performance for an upcoming event?

Work With Cynthia

Poetry Performances

Performance poetry is a powerful tool that when utilized correctly can transform, challenge thinking, provide solace, inspire, and entertain. Need a poetry performance for an upcoming event?

Work With Cynthia

Voiceovers

Think of Cynthia as a personal Audible narrator. Do you need her to narrate or read your work? She can overlaying her words with your video installations, or create an audio accompaniment for pieces in a gallery show.

Work With Cynthia

Got a new idea?

Contact Cynthia

Keynote Speaking

She is dedicated to cultivating an enriching experience and will help foster and guarantee the success of being a keynote speaker at your event!

Work With Cynthia

Did You know

Poetry improves language skills, sparks creative thinking, and creates self-awareness.

Cynthia’s
Services

Poetry Performances

Performance poetry is a powerful tool that when utilized correctly can transform, challenge thinking, provide solace, inspire, and entertain. Need a poetry performance for an upcoming event?

Work With Cynthia

Workshops

Both creative writing and performance helped foster Amoah’s confidence and she is committed to passing this vehicle of higher self esteem onto others. Need Cynthia to facilitate an upcoming workshop?

Work With Cynthia

Voiceovers

Performance poetry is a powerful tool that when utilized correctly can transform, challenge thinking, provide solace, inspire, and entertain. Need a poetry performance for an upcoming event?

Work With Cynthia

Curriculum

Amoah understands the importance of an intentional and well curated creative writing curriculum to include representation, diversity, and literary texts. Interested in a personalized curriculum for your classroom or writing group?

Work With Cynthia

Poetry Performances

Performance poetry is a powerful tool that when utilized correctly can transform, challenge thinking, provide solace, inspire, and entertain. Need a poetry performance for an upcoming event?

Work With Cynthia

Voiceovers

Think of Cynthia as a personal Audible narrator. Do you need her to narrate or read your work? She can overlaying her words with your video installations, or create an audio accompaniment for pieces in a gallery show.

Work With Cynthia

Keynote Speaking

She is dedicated to cultivating an enriching experience and will help foster and guarantee the success of being a keynote speaker at your event!

Work With Cynthia

Got a new idea?

Contact Cynthia

Client Love

I am a better human being for having met Cynthia and her poems.

Chiquita R. Nalls Toure, Columbus, OH

Cynthia was able to come in during a creative writing project in my classroom, share her work with my students, and they were immediately captivated and inspired.

Dr. Yolanda Triplett Stewart, Educator, Columbus, OH

Cynthia is a breath of fresh air.

Dominic Davy, New York, NY

I remember how low I was feeling about the total disregard of black lives in this country and the power of Cynthia’s words calmed me – even for a moment.

Lachoy Harris, New York, NY

It was the first time I had ever heard such a dynamic performer
and I was rocked to my core.

Staci Shockley-Matthews, Dayton, OH

Cynthia’s words are simply phenomenal. Listen closely or you will miss the meaning behind her words.

Anna Opoku-Agyemang, Baltimore, MD

Through her impassioned poetry, Cynthia shares her bold life story with the world. She assembles her words like a jigsaw puzzle and connects their meanings in ways that inspire the importance of one’s roots. In leaving a piece of herself in each phrase, she successfully remains authentic, raw, and fresh.

Gabriel da Cunha Lima & Team, President, TEDxDrewUniversity

The piece that Cynthia wrote for me was the first time I realized that her gift of poetry transcends the spaces in which poetry is thought to thrive.

Abby Nyantakyi, Chapman and Cutler, LLP

Cynthia gave a powerful performance for our annual women’s empowerment event at Viacom in Times Square. She left every young girl at the event enlightened and empowered. Her words, message, and raw emotion were incredibly inspirational.

Victor Munoz, New York, NY

Cynthia’s performance was dynamic, raw and powerful. Her words dazzled and moved the audience, as we watched her grace the stage with her captivating presence.

Andres Santiago Piña, New York, NY

Through careful, emphatic choices, Cynthia’s poetry is an inroad into her motherland, the glorious testament of where it all began.

Meher Manda, Culture Critic, Poet, Educator, New York, NY

Cynthia’s deep sense of knowledge and passion for her work makes her presentations one of a kind…eloquent, vivacious, fluent and powerful.

Cynthia Prah, National Information Officer, United Nations Information Centre, Accra, Ghana

Cynthia represents Ghanaian excellence. Sharing her talent with the world and empowering people at the same time is definitely worth celebrating!

Gameli Hamelo, Journalist & Digital Media Coordinator, Live 91.9 FM, Accra, Ghana

My students came up to me personally, excited and overjoyed about the revelation that their words, like Cynthia’s, can have a powerful effect on people when the dare to share their stories.

Crystal Valentine, ELA Teacher, Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts High School, Brooklyn, NY

My students were so blown away and inspired by Cynthia’s story, being able to make poetry her full-time career. To see someone truly make a living by pursuing their passion was not only moving for my students, but even the other adults in the room were truly captivated by her energy and poems

Miranda Sanchez, College Counselor, NYU College Advising Corps

I loved Miss Cynthia because she brought so much light and creativity into our classroom! Whenever she was in the room, everybody was smiling and happy. She brought so much good to our classroom and I just wanted to thank her because without her, we wouldn’t have learned so much about Poetry! She wasn’t just a teacher, she was also a friend.

camellia! 4th grade student, Indianola Informal K-8, Columbus City Schools

Ms. Cynthia is the most inspiring, powerful, kind, fun teacher ever and the best poetry teacher in the whole entire world!

Atticus, 4th grade student, Indianola Informal K-8, Columbus City Schools

Thank you, Ms.Cynthia, for coming to our school. You are a really good teacher and we all loved you! Ms.Cynthia’s best quality was her energy. One thing she taught us all was to love ourselves and our work. She understood what it was to have stage fright and she understood me.
P.S. if miss cynthia is reading thankyou For everything

Mona, 4th grade student, Indianola Informal K-8, Columbus City Schools