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Khaya Ronkainen

STORY BEHIND THE POEM the same way music does. That said, one of
the main reasons she’d like to explore and

ears ago, I incurred a sports injury; develop songwriting is to learn another
a torn meniscus that took a very form of storytelling. She’d really appreciate
Ylong time to heal. The constant pain assistance from a knowledgeable lyricist/
and the fact that I was on crutches made songwriter/ musician to help her turn some
it impossible for me to participate in any of her poems into songs.

of the outdoor activities I enjoy. Because
I’ve never suffered from any serious injury To learn more about the writer, please check
before, I imagined the worst. out her blog. You can also connect with her
on Instagram.
What if I’m not able to hike, backpack or

camp in the wilderness again? What would Blog: www.khayaronkainen.fi
become of me, if I’m not able to write again?
These were the questions constantly on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
mind, at the time. Because hiking is my khaya.ronkainen/
writing’s point of entry. So, the poem shown
was born from that experience, and I wrote
it for my husband.

ABOUT ME

orn and bred in South Africa, Khaya
Ronkainen now calls Finland her
Bhome, and it’s where she lives with
her husband. Like most writers, she was
drawn to the written word from an early

age. But it was only after moving countries
that she began to write seriously, and poetry
became her first choice for self-expression.

Poetry is by it’s very nature a niche genre. It

rarely attracts and excites the general public

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