United States
Ralonda Simmons is a singer and wordsmith who’s passionate about art and freedom. She enjoys yoga, writing, learning, teaching, and traveling. She’s currently working with young writers and singers in conjunction with various non-profits in her local community. She (and her cat, Chaplin) live in the Denver metro area, but may be coming to a poetry venue or bookstore near you.
Author Interviews
Ralonda Simmons is shown at Off-Center's season-opening launch party in September, where audiences got a first taste of "How I Got Over: Journeys in Verse" - five celebrated slam poets weaving an interconnected story about womanhood, self-discovery and adversity. Photo by John Moore for the DCPA NewsCenter. Photo by Nicholas Renaud.
Ralonda Simmons sees the world through the lenses of Anthropology, problem solving, and writing giving her a unique and fascinating perspective of the w...
Travel Writing
Planning a trip to Ghana can be difficult. It's probable that many people you know haven't been there, making the quest for some firsthand knowledge mor...
Poetry and Spoken Word
I submitted this manuscript for an annual contest. These are the latest versions of the poems I've included (as of 4/30/17).
Creative Non-Fiction
There you are. A dirty room. Un-brushed teeth, unwashed flesh, under eye circles. No energy, no focus, no future. Just a present filled with wrenching loneliness and no clue what to fill it with. But this time you should know better, it says. You've seen the light before.
Rejection stinks. It's been scientifically proven that the pain of rejection is physical, as well as emotional. It has the potential to ruin one's self-esteem and shake the confidence of a narcissist. Why would anyone willingly forsake their comfort and self-regard in order to be rejected?
Alchemy and Transformational Learning
Here is my final vision statement/dissertation for the Alchemy Study Program
Incorporating non-mainstream/Western perspectives in transformational learning theory