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Category: Poetry

The main focus of this blog is poetry. I share some of my poems, drafts or excerpts. More often that not, I rewrite or edit to publish them somewhere else.

Poetry

Coloured Flashcards

Posted on 04/16/2016 by Khaya Ronkainen

Bring me all your dreams of splendid restful nights flashes of inspiration envy to your friends Bring me all the flashers especially the one with sterling ideas...

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How Will My Pen Give Thanks?

Posted on 04/08/2016 by Khaya Ronkainen

On edges and extremes, singular distress. A blank page or a capture by a character with issues, I fumble towards a dark and stinky mess. What madness! Deprived ...

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A Dirge Like Birdsong

Posted on 04/04/2016 by Khaya Ronkainen

There’s pouncing and there’s prancing in birthday suits I mean, of the lot taking delight in spring. Strut and stride egg-laying creatures boasting ...

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Hey Good People! Love listening to author intervie Hey Good People! Love listening to author interviews? And even better, you are a fan of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's work!? 📚✨

Well, I’m excited to share that when Adichie visited Helsinki last month, our Finnish-African Society’s chair, Sarah @laarucigbire had a fascinating conversation with the author about her latest novel, Dream Count. 🙌🏾

​Visit Finnish-African Society's blog to listen to the conversation and also read a follow-up article “Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Women’s Health, Truth-Telling, and the African Diasporic Voice in Dream Count” I co-authored with Sarah. 🎧📖

Find the direct link to the interview from @finnishafricansociety bio or use this link www.finnishafrican.com/en/blog! 

Of course, feel free to share the link with anyone you think might benefit from this meaningful conversation. 🙏🏾

And Finnish readers (you probably know this already), if you prefer to read the translated version you can get “Unelmia” from Otava! 😊

Here's to summer reading (or winter, if you're in the South)!

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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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