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Posted on February 03, 2020
New Poems that Go "Beyond the Headlines" in Rojava
Posted on January 24, 2020
What is Rojava? In his introduction to new poetry from the region, recently published in Words Without Borders and aptly entitled "Beyond the Headlines," translator David Shook explains that this anonymous region of northern Syria, with its "publicly declared values of gender equality, environmental sustainability, and pluralism," recently faced a U.S.-condoned invasion from Turkey. Despite the uncertain future of Rojava:
Making Translation Visible
Posted on January 16, 2020
There is one thing almost all the literature on this site has in common: it has been translated into English from another language.
In New York? Deepen Reading and Analysis Through Art and Design
Posted on January 11, 2020
Our friends on the English Language Arts Committee of the UFT have a new event to share:
Growing up Basque: Meet Kirmen Uribe
Posted on January 05, 2020
What is like to grow up in Basque Country, an autonomous, culturally unique region within Spain where people speak one of the world's oldest languages? In an interview with Words Without Borders, Kirmen Uribe, an award-winning author now living and teaching in New York, remembers: