Anansi, the cunning spider god from West African folklore, is another iconic figure in Black storytelling. In the tale of Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom, Anansi is entrusted with all the world’s ...

Anansi Spins More Tales Drawing on stories heard in his youth, Ghanaian author Adwoa Badoe retells 10 trickster tales in The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories, illus. by Baba Wague Diakite.