Poetry
Love’s Eternal Tale presents reflections on modern love and relationships through illustrated poems contributed by poets from the WSA-Rwanda community. The anthology explores themes such as the longing for love, the sweetness of blossomed relationships, the complex duality of heartbreaks, and the resilience associated with moving on.
Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, & Fiction
*Voices of Space* encompasses poems, short stories, essays, and quotes exploring African identity, mental health, healing, love, humanity, and the everyday thoughts, emotions, and philosophies that shape our lives. The works are published in English and Kinyarwanda.
WSA-Rwanda members have published books far beyond our walls with publishers across Africa, through international houses, and independently. This is a selection of titles from our community. These are not WSA-Rwanda publications, but we are proud of every one of them.
A Thread of Silent Echoes
Across stories of heartbreak and unrequited love, family curses and fading memories, betrayal, resilience, and survival, A Thread of Silent Echoes follows ordinary Rwandans pushed to extraordinary choices. From viral fame to unplanned pregnancy, from the weight of societal judgment to the pull of greed, these characters confront the moments that reshape them; moments where silence often speaks louder than words. Set in Rwanda, A Thread of Silent Echoes captures the emotional crossroads of fourteen unforgettable lives, revealing the quiet tensions, hidden struggles, and fierce hopes that define them.
Vine Leaves Press, Greece
A Broken Life
In 1994, the genocide against the Tutsi was taking place in the small central African country Rwanda: Approximately 1 million Tutsi were killed within 100 days, mostly in a bestial way. Judence, a Tutsi 11 years old at the time, experienced this bloody massacre and luckily survived. Only now, after many years, she can talk about the events of that time and come to terms with her past. She courageously goes public with this book and describes in moving words her experiences, which touched her deeply, influenced and shaped her future life. For her to come to terms with the events, there can only be the path of understanding and forgiveness. However, "I cannot forgive as if nothing had happened. That is not possible. I therefore leave it behind me", is her emphatic message. The book ends with an appeal to all genocide survivors to continue documenting the story of the genocide against the Tutsi so that it will be a lesson for future generations.
Inzozi Publishers, Germany
Light in the Dark
Light in the Dark is a short memoir that explores the author's journey towards self-care, honesty, and overcoming her darkest moments. It traces her life from the age of nine, when she believed her emotions were too overwhelming to be understood or relieved. The memoir reflects on a time when she struggled to embrace her differences and had not yet realised her own strength and potential. Through her story, she shows that acknowledging one's feelings is the first step towards understanding, healing, and ultimately gaining control over them.
Ubuntu Publishers, Rwanda
A Conversation with Dusk
A Conversation with Dusk is a collection of poems that span three years of experience and reflect the splattered and split graffiti heart of a Rwandan lady, known by her pen name GIA, a friend of bookholics and poetry lovers. These poems are crafted with deep thinking, deeply agonizing humour, and a celebration of nature. The collection deals with diverse themes such as love, the baffling paradox of God, life, bleeding, blemished flesh wounds of the soul, sad lapses of time, feelings; and records that cannot be rewound but remembered with the salve of sweet songs of memories we sing unceasingly. It also portrays the grace of the tears we find in our freedom, breathing between the chaos and thunder. The poems in this collection provide the reader with an enchanting mood and insights into their areas of interest in human life's cycle that prevent them from tragically falling apart. Like wind chimes blowing, the artist in these poems will hold your attention.
Self-published - Amazon KDP
The Answer to a Requiem
Have you ever lost someone, or something that once felt like home? Who were you before loss took a piece of you away? And who did you become after? Behold The Answer to a Requiem, a moving journey through the valleys of mourning, grief, and quiet triumph. This collection of 45 poems speaks with a voice that is raw, intimate, and unflinchingly honest. Each piece opens a window into the fragile spaces we often hide: the quiet aches, the unanswered questions, and the moments when loss feels too heavy to name. Within these pages, you will find both grief and healing, both silence and song. And perhaps, somewhere between the lines, you will begin to discover your own answer.
Self-published - Amazon KDP
My Vows to Love
This collection celebrates the many forms of love we encounter and experience every day: crushes, heartbreak, friendship, parental love, self-love, genuine affection, romance, and more. We love, we get hurt, and in our darkest moments we may vow never to love again. Yet we heal, and we love again, because love lies at the centre of who we are, and we cannot truly thrive without it. I hope that, as you read this collection, you find a part of yourself within its pages, and that it restores your faith in love.
Self-published - Amazon KDP
Rwanda's Economic Health
Rwanda's Economic Health (A Study of Three Significant Slices of the Rwandan Economy in Three Different Papers) explores the characteristics of a healthy economy; one that is equitable, participative, growing, sustainable, and stable. Through three empirical studies, the book examines consumer price volatility, the relationship between government expenditure and inflation, and industrial output forecasting using advanced econometric techniques. Together, these studies provide evidence-based insights into Rwanda’s macroeconomic performance and offer practical policy recommendations to strengthen economic stability, sustainable growth, and informed policymaking.
Self-published - Amazon KDP
Tales of a Healing Heart
Hey, you! Do you struggle with your mental health? Do you ever feel alone? Do you ever feel like you are the only one going through a dark time? Do you struggle with family relationships? Emotion control? Self esteem? Disorders like anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, trauma? Lack of belonging? If so, this book is your sign! The Tales of a Hearing Heart poetry collection radiates a vulnerable raw emotion journey from a struggling point up to the healing light. Like a daily journal, we hope that this book gives you testimonies that mental health is real, that you are not alone on this mental health journey, and that mental health is treatable. We the authors were inspired by our personal journeys with mental health and the lack of information we had while needing mental health facilities. Additionally, we cannot ignore all the stigmas and myths that we still face on a daily basis while trying to open up about mental health. We hope that by the end of this book, you will start exploring your most suitable way to express your emotions as the first step to healing. We hope that you will become a support system for yourself and the people around you.
Imfura Heritage, Rwanda
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