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Essy Williams
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Essy Williams (also known as Umulisa Esther Wiliams) is a Rwandan poet and fashion designer from Rwanda.
Quotes
29 March 2025
"Poetry came first because I believe a person is born with poetry; sewing is where I earn money."
"As a person grows, their dreams change, because we all grew up saying, 'I will be a doctor, I will fly a plane,' but things change because what a person feels inside grows."
"I grew up with my mother being a tailor, and I also did it."
"I chose to return to what I love and what I grew up doing."
InyaRwanda, 29 March 2025
27 March 2025
"I wanted to portray the differences between generations, or generational conflicts."
"I wanted to show that there has never been a generation without differences between the old and the new."
"You may correct someone, but you should not humiliate them
Imvaho Nshya, 27 March 2025