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Author: Khaya Ronkainen

Khaya Ronkainen writes poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. This blog explores all things writing and living, aka personal history, cross-cultural experiences, nature, language, and the many ways people carry home within and across borders.
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When Rest is a Requirement

Posted on 07/09/2023 by Khaya Ronkainen

Your body is your best guide. It constantly tells you, in the form of pain or sensations, what’s working for you and what’s not.” — Hina Hashmi The world will n...

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A Way of Looking at Summer

Posted on 06/04/2023 by Khaya Ronkainen

i. Ahh, summer—what would you have me say of you? ii. I emptied myself the darkness of three years to feel à gogo that is my laughter. iii. But what of a strang...

Project Finding Beauty

Reflections in the Looking Glass

Posted on 04/30/2023 by Khaya Ronkainen

I catch her reflection in the looking glassand see an inner glow, true beautythat stems from all she stands for Each strand of hair on her crownis strength, an ...

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Life in Verse & Visuals

khaya.ronkainen

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“Everything must be carried to term before it is born. To wait with deep humility and patience for the hour when a new clarity is delivered: that alone is to live as an artist, in the understanding and in one’s creative work… These things cannot be measured by time, a year has no meaning, and ten years are nothing” — Rainer Maria Rilke

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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
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ratings: 2 (avg rating 5.00)

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