Rohanna Ssanyu Delossantos is a Ugandan-American writer, artist, and interdisciplinary-minded educator.
She is the author of the poetry chapbook The Marabou Who Crossed the Sea (Small Harbor Publishing, 2026). In 2023, she won the Nutmeg Poetry Award for her poem "An Aftermath of Empire," organized by the Connecticut Poetry Society. She often writes about identity and diaspora.
A New Haven Public Schools teacher for over a decade, Rohanna currently teaches at New Haven Adult Education. Her courses include Project Museum, a class and community museum run by students. She holds an MFA in Writing from Albertus Magnus College, an MS in History from Southern Connecticut State University, and a BA in International Affairs (Africa) from George Washington University.
Rohanna was born in Alaska to a mother from Uganda and father from Southwest Missouri. She grew up in Connecticut, where she lives today with her husband and children.