About
Rohanna Ssanyu Delossantos is a Ugandan-American writer, artist, and interdisciplinary-minded educator. She works between history, literature, and visual arts. Rohanna holds an MFA in Writing from Albertus Magnus College, as well as degrees from Southern Connecticut State University and George Washington University. Rohanna teaches at New Haven Adult Education, where her courses include Project Museum, a class and community museum run by High School Credit students. With a focus on the Arts & Culture Industry, students practice career-readiness skills, build a school-wide archive, and curate an annual exhibition. As both an acrylic painter and poet, Rohanna’s creative practices inform one another. In 2026, she published her poetry chapbook, The Marabou Who Crossed the Sea (Small Harbor Publishing), for which she also painted the cover art. Through the busy streets of Kampala, in airmail envelopes, and on big crooked letters, the chapbook finds beauty in a present viewed through bloodshot eyes. The marabou stork and its counterpart, the crane, with its crown of gold sequins and tail of button strings, find solace. To celebrate the book's publication, Rohanna hosts all-age community events combining poetry and collaborative mixed-media art (acrylic, paper, fabric). Rohanna lives in Hamden, Connecticut, with her husband and children.