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On Lessons Relearned from GloPoWriMo

Posted on 05/05/2024 by Khaya Ronkainen

Yes, I made it across the finish line, huffing and puffing, and wobbly with exhaustion. 😀 I’ve done global and national poetry challenges before, but never refl...

Project Finding Beauty

Poetry’s Ability to Foster a Sense of Belonging

Posted on 04/09/2023 by Khaya Ronkainen

To state the obvious, It’s April! A month to celebrate poetry and its role in our society. What better way than to highlight its benefits? Some of those benefit...

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Project Finding Beauty

The Passage Migrant Returns

Posted on 04/24/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

it’s April—the passage migrant returnsto remind us we are never alone;Mother Nature gives in abundance giih, kräk-ksäk-ksäkMr Fieldfare grumpily preachesinvest ...

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Weaving stories to inspire & connect 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

I might be late, thanks to Google for the reminder I might be late, thanks to Google for the reminder, but...🤦🏾😊

It's been 3 YEARS since this poetry collection first stepped into the world. Three years of watching these poems find their way to you, settle into moments I never could have imagined when I first gathered them together. 📚✍🏾

Writing is humbling. Every single time. The blank page, the hope that what I'm trying to say will land, the vulnerability of sharing pieces of yourself with the world. 

But you've made space for these stories. You've let them into your days, your thoughts, your hearts. And for that, I'm endlessly grateful.

Here's to the readers who make it all worth it. Thank you for being here. 🙏🏾 💛

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