Writing - Khaya Ronkainen

LIFE IN VERSE: Poems on this Site & Beyond.

Verse Around the Web and in Print:

Spillwords Press: Dear 2021, You Should Know
Kalahari Review: Law & Order Upside Down
Kalahari Review: Face of Crime
Navigating the Change: A friend asks how my family is doing
Spillwords Press: Self-care
Write Away Magazine: To the Moon (and Back)
Running Brook (Runner-up for the 2^nd Annual Poetry Contest. Hosted by Yecheilyah at Literary Korner Publishing)
Poets United: Word Roots
Poets United: Journeys Travelled
Brittle Paper: Clarity on Load-shedding

In 2020, I was a monthly contributor at SAFFER Worldwide magazine (now defunct) for South Africans around the globe to share their stories. Below are select poems from that exercise.

Happy Helsinki; a poem about love of the rugby game
Spring Cleaning; a poem about purging
Winter is Ours; a poem about outdoor activities in winter

Select Poems on this Site:

Purposeful Presence; a poem for World Environmental Day
Waiting for Luna; a moon poem
Acknowledgement; a poem about body image
Ravishing Rose; a poem about a flower
Family Heirloom; a poem about storytelling
Some Days; a poem about resilience
Where It Begins; a poem about self-limiting beliefs
Not Yours to Sell; a poem about scammers
Blow Me a Kiss; a poem about candles
Identity Questioned; a poem about identity
On Her Day She Wails; a poem for Mother Earth

LIFE IN PROSE: Essays & Vignettes

Prose Around the Web and in Print

Lit eZine: Learning To Be Rigorous With Compassion
I. AM. BEAUTIFUL. (3rd winner for the 2022 Body-Positivity Essay Contest) Hosted by Navigating the Change & The Real PeriMo)
The Hot Goddess Blog: What is Happiness?
SAFFER Worldwide: Leaning into the Season
SAFFER Worldwide: Unplugged: Writing in the Time of Covid-19
SAFFER Worldwide: A Close-up of a Winter’s Face

Select Pieces on this Site