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East of Faith, West of Fear by Lise Nova | A Review by Sandra Nadege

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20242

East of Faith, West of Fear by Lise Nova is a wonderful read. All around, speaking. Throughout the 33 poems in this collection, one can...

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A Witness To Bear | Jainaba Danso

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

Tonight, I’m but a shell, Stretching its stingy nerves To reach my love at pitch’s peak. I’m unwilling to let go For I found my...

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Youths and Our Fantasy | Gilbert Becko Niyitanga

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

In the fantasy world of youthWhere dragons roam and knights soothe,Imagination runs wild and free,In a land of wonder where anything can be. In this...

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Two Poems | Ange Dusingize

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

Suit Comb your coils.From ear to ear don’t leave a single hair.Nappy and embroidered, thick Like a fine blanket, crocheted.Don’t wear exhaustion on your collar.Let it...

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I Wish | Pacifique Niyitanga

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

Like sunshineIn the blue skyShiny and warmThrough the mists; Like a singing birdAt daybreakVoicing its raptureFree and confident; I want to wake upLike a sunflower,Waving...

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Other Half | Olga Colombe Nyampinga

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

I thought I was over you.By the time I fledLittle did I knowThat what we had was more than a few. Here I am,Barefoot at...

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Beauty in Crying | Esdras Rwakana

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

The tears in the shining eyes, The beauty on the frowned face, The pitiful voice it comes along with, The arrhythmic pauses in between, The...

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Big Girls in a Little City | Cynthia Shimwa

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

“All women must be strong!” Does strength mean not shedding a tear? Can the city become big For the big girls To have a shoulder...

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Africolour | Muctar Inkindi

WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 2024

by WSA-RJune 5, 2023December 8, 20240

From dust and treesBy days and dreams,deep to dry the tearsFrom dark, we rise black. From the crude to the clouds,through the scars we saw...

In Conversation

Unveiling the Enchanting Artistry of Esther Uwase’s ‘A Conversation with Dusk’

WSA-RMay 15, 2023May 23, 2023

by WSA-RMay 15, 2023May 23, 20230

Esther Uwase is a multi-talented Rwandan writer with a passion for poetry, ghostwriting, and art description. She has authored two books, namely ‘A Conversation with...