She is a poet, writer, and dancer who seeks to create, engage, and elevate through words and movement. She is the author of "The Way We Hold On" (Pottersfield Press, 2018) and "Ode to the Unpraised" (Pottersfield Press, 2020).

She is first-generation Canadian. She has shared her poetry in Ghana, Ethiopia, Rwanda and several Canadian locales. Her submission, "The Art of Living" won the Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia's 2016 Atlantic Writing Competition.
 
Abena believes that honest stories build bridges and break walls. She enjoys coaching individuals and groups to produce writing that is clear and compelling. 

She is the founder of Tambourine Studio, a storytelling and movement. She can be booked for commissioned for custom poems written with your organization, cause or a special someone in mind.