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Tightrope Walking

Posted on 01/16/2019 by Khaya Ronkainen

Life is poetry poetry is Life I stand in the middle and at risk of tipping over for Poets United note: this is my own version of a concrete poem; a wobbly T rep...

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Reflections of a Reader

Posted on 10/31/2018 by Khaya Ronkainen

“South Africa gives me a perspective of what’s real and what’s not real. So I go back to South Africa to both lose myself and gain awareness of myself. Every ti...

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Light Shining From Within…

Posted on 10/16/2016 by Khaya Ronkainen

…reveals the world in a new light. “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt It is that time of the year, autumn, when IR...

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khaya.ronkainen

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Recently, I had the privilege of hearing "the story behind" the Origin Story, when I attended Mariam Haji's solo exhibition in #Porvoo. Thank you, Mariam @scandarabianart for the gift of your art and generosity of your time. 🙏🏾💜

Our conversation is live on the Finnish-African Society blog — the first in an ongoing series of Artist to Artist exchanges. Link in bio ​@finnishafricansociety

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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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