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Khaya Ronkainen

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Born

in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Website

https://www.khayaronkainen.fi/

Genre

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since

January 2019

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Khaya Ronkainen is a South African-born writer, poet and creative entrepreneur. Her work is often inspired by nature. But also examines duality of an immigrant life, cultural identity, intercultural communication and relations among immigrants.

She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Seasons Defined and From the Depth of Darkness, published through her small imprint, QuillInInk Press. Some of her work has been anthologized and also featured in a number of publications. She also writes a blog, where her focus is on poetry, creative nonfiction, as well as featuring other poets and their books.

On her spare time, she can be found wandering in nature with a notebook and camera. She is also an avid reader, enjoys travelling or simply hanging o ...more

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	Seasons Defined 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Possibility Poet: H. Hennenburg

It’s my great pleasure to bring you another conversation with a poet I admire, H. Hennenburg. H.’s work is deep and multilayered yet accessible to the reader. As a follower of her blog, I delight in both her written and spoken words. About H. H. Hennenburg grew up in the United States and immigrated to...

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