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Apply for our Summer Train-the-Trainer Program!

Posted on May 16, 2024

Students at Baruch college in a class on WWB Campus literature.

Do you want to get to the next level with global literature? Are you interested in adding a Words Without Borders certification to your résumé? This July, join us for an inaugural train-the-trainer program that will prepare secondary and college-level educators to teach colleagues about global literature.

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From Haiti, a Powerful Story of Disaster and Connection

Posted on May 14, 2024

This Haitian Heritage Month, we’re glad to bring you a story about love and hope after devastation. Written in the immediate aftermath of the Haitian earthquake of 2010, Évelyne Trouillot’s “Primal Needs” introduces us to two characters who would typically be separated by many life circumstances—age, economics, social position—suddenly finding themselves trapped together in the earthquake’s wreckage. Their unlikely connection is the heart of the story.

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5 Relevant Poems to Spark Classroom Conversations

Posted on April 23, 2024


Take your students to one of the world's largest literary celebrations without leaving the classroom! April is National Poetry Month, and with these five rousing poems from around the globe, you can ignite your students' imaginations and turn National Poetry Month into an international affair.

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