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Writing from Rwanda

November 2013

We present writing on the Rwandan genocide by Kelsy Lamko, Esther Mujawayo and Souâd Belhaddad, and Michaella Rugwizangoga, introduced by Elizabeth Applegate.

Writing Genocide: Poetry and Prose from Rwanda
By Elizabeth Applegate
There is no single story of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda.
From “A Butterfly in the Hills”
By Koulsy Lamko
Before the chaos came, the whole world knew me.
Translated from French by Arthur Greenspan
A Coward’s Repentance
By Esther Mujawayo & Souâd Belhaddad
Genocide works because, inside of you, genocide never ends.
Translated from French by Elizabeth Applegate
Identity
By Michaella Rugwizangoga
Rwanda, today, lets me tread on its soil.
Translated from French by Elizabeth Applegate
White flowers on a eucalyptus branch against a background of dappled light
Photo by Melissa Brown on Unsplash
Cyarwa cya nyarwaya
By Michaella Rugwizangoga
Your stories flow in the blood of my dear ones
Translated from French by Elizabeth Applegate