Joyce Nimely

Joyce is a Computer Science major from Monrovia, Liberia. She is also a published poet. Her second book, Living. Loving. Becoming: a collection of poems and poetic prose, is now available on Amazon.

Joyce started writing because some emotions are too heavy for ordinary conversation.

“Writing has always been my way of making sense of the world,” she says. “It’s how I find language for the things we feel but struggle to explain.”

Poetry gave her room to be vulnerable and to ask difficult questions. It also let her turn personal experiences into something a stranger might read and recognize as their own.

In the chapter titled “Sonder,” a poem about a commuter on a bus who notices the people around her. She wonders about their days and accepts that she will never know their stories. The poem ends with her choosing to move through life more gently. It captures the tone of the book: quiet, observant, and kind.

At 74 pages, the book is short enough to read in one sitting. Joyce’s hope is simple: “Even our most personal experiences can connect us to others.”

Please join us in congratulating Joyce, and consider picking up a copy to support a fellow member of our beloved community.