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Project Finding Beauty

Reflections in the Looking Glass

Posted on 04/30/2023 by Khaya Ronkainen

I catch her reflection in the looking glassand see an inner glow, true beautythat stems from all she stands for Each strand of hair on her crownis strength, an ...

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The Catharsis of Tidying Up

Posted on 02/07/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

There comes a day in every gadget owner’s life, when a latest version of an app declares your precious thing obsolete. Kindle recently proved incompatible with ...

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Appreciation

Posted on 06/07/2019 by Khaya Ronkainen

1. Literature lives on I recently revisited Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451 in a movie form; an HBO adaptation. Even though the plot is slightly different...

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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 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

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)!

📸 Author's image by Victor @victor.ayertey

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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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