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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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Restlessness

Posted on 10/25/2019 by Khaya Ronkainen

1. Poetry is everywhere All you have to do is to step aside and marvel at the beauty around you. 2. Inspired One of the South African writers I read, Cornelia F...

Conversations with Poets

The Unlikely Poet: Rajani Radhakrishnan

Posted on 10/18/2019 by Khaya Ronkainen

Blogging is a wonderful way to meet and connect with poets (and their works) I wouldn’t have otherwise discovered. Today I feature one such poet I met on the bl...

Prose

Two Faces of Autumn

Posted on 10/06/2019 by Khaya Ronkainen

To watch the way leaves blow across my yard is wish fulfillment. A fairy tale romance that is so easy to write with a simply gaze through the window, while wrap...

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📖 //novel/ DISTORTED IS THE VIEW/ eBook on Sale Now! 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

When a fellow writer reads your book with care, wr When a fellow writer reads your book with care, writes about it, recommends it, and then buys the print edition too — that is support you don’t forget. 🙌🏾💃🏾

I’m so grateful to Christina @fierypen, who received an ARC of Distorted Is The View, shared this generous early praise, posted a full review on Amazon and Goodreads, and has now welcomed the paperback into her hands.

For an independent author, this kind of showing up means everything.

‘Ronkainen’s poetry is woven through the prose, with beautiful phrases sprouting from sentences and paragraphs like trembling flowers.’ — Christina Bergling, author of Invisible Girls.

Thank you, Christina, for helping this story travel further, and for your steady support. Much appreciated! 🙏🏾💜

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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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