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Reading. Why I read? There are so many answers to this question. But the simplest one…I can’t afford not to; it’s my passion.

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Discoveries As I Read

Posted on 07/04/2018 by Khaya Ronkainen

I keep making new discoveries as I read and reread. One of those discoveries is that there’s more to reading than well, reading. It’s a case of lear...

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2018 An Important Read

Posted on 06/13/2018 by Khaya Ronkainen

★★★★★ Reasons for buying: This book was not on my original summer reading list. But when I saw it, I had to buy and read it. The title, editorial reviews, blurb...

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What does reading mean to me?

Posted on 05/30/2018 by Khaya Ronkainen

Today I refer to a post I wrote years ago on my personal/photoblog; a blog I had to let go due to time constraints. Few things have change since I wrote this po...

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Life in Verse & Visuals

khaya.ronkainen

Poetry | Creative Nonfiction | Fiction
📖 Author of The Sheltering | A Poetry Collection
Weaving stories to inspire & connect 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

BIRTHDAY THINGS: This year, I began celebrating #m BIRTHDAY THINGS: This year, I began celebrating #mybirthday last month already, even though it’s happening this week. And I intend to keep the celebration going throughout October, just because there's poetry too in reminding myself that the world is still beautiful, people are still kind and water is still wet.❣️🙏🏾

Moments & Choices, so far:

1. Bathing in sun and sand right on the shores of the Mediterranean sea.

2. Attending a free music festival, Portas do Mar Festival, in Lisbon. 

3. Ain't no mountain high enough; super grateful for my health! 

4. On indulgence and Tiramisu best served in Andorra la Vella; thanks to Irene (English version of her name) our waitress @cellerdentoni. And as for the entire meal...deliciós! 👌🏾😊

5. Inserting myself into spaces and for a change not forcing people to make room for me, but welcomed with open arms… (a wonderful experience in Toulon NOT pictured here).

6. A little more sunshine in my life.

7. Spending my actual birthday in Sardinia, the land of muses and where everyone's a poet (as Charles Dickens once declared)...I couldn’t have hoped for a better gift! 💫💝 

8. All this is to say, this is me, appreciating the person I see in the mirror. 

If you're an October baby, happy birthday to you too! I hope you find #beauty around you, in your life and from unexpected places.  🍂🌱🥂

#October #BirthMonth #CelebratingLife #Travelling #ProjectFindingBeauty
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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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