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Author: Khaya Ronkainen

Khaya Ronkainen is a writer, poet and creative professional. Her blog focuses on all things poetry and creative nonfiction.
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History’s Keen Eye

Posted on 04/24/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

Faint echoes of the past linger —Ghostly wails haunt the presentas history’s keen eye judgesdeeds both dark and bright.Time’s impartial voice prevailsand reveal...

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The Endless Newsreel

Posted on 04/21/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

watching news or news watching, it’s all the samecrisis, year after year, changing faceday after day, we wade throughgrasping at straws,perplexed. crisis —year ...

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Purposeful Exploration of Life

Posted on 04/17/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

to capture beauty and share joy is blasphemy.challenging the decree by gods of productivityis to explore life before living it with purpose. to shut the world o...

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It was such an honour and great pleasure to contri It was such an honour and great pleasure to contribute to the Open Session & Discussion @oodihelsinki on African literature, last Saturday. Many thanks to my fellow panellists from @helsinkiafricanbookclub and our brilliant moderator @neema_maria ✨🙌🏾💛

The conversation was incredibly invigorating. This owes something to the wonderful and engaging audience whose feedback and questions I’m still mulling over. 😊 A massive thank you to all who attended, stopped by, or simply listened from a distance as you moved about the library. 🙏🏾

Be sure to follow @finnishafricansociety for all the upcoming African literature happenings.

📸 Of course, images by @bonbonkati and another very generous member of the audience, you know who you are. 😘 Many thanks to you both! 💛

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Khaya Ronkainen's books on Goodreads
Seasons Defined Seasons Defined
reviews: 5
ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.83)

From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light
reviews: 2
ratings: 2 (avg rating 5.00)

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