A Haitian Creole “Poem for Children with Trouble Sleeping”
Posted on December 21, 2023
Nobel Prize–Winning Fiction for Tanzanian Independence Day
Posted on December 05, 2023
December 9th is Tanzanian Independence Day, which commemorates the end of British rule in 1961. To mark the occasion, we're revisiting this 2021 blog post on Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah. —Eds.
A Cuban Love Poem Offers “Silence for You” across Two Languages
Posted on November 21, 2023
What, in love, is real? What can lovers count on? A poem from Cuban author Pedro de Jesús first grapples with these questions in a style that is almost prosaic, with a list of everything not real:
7 International Food Stories for Thanksgiving
Posted on November 08, 2023
Food plays a central role in cultural celebrations around the world, and as we prepare for Thanksgiving feasts here in the US, we're revisiting seven stories that explore the importance of food: in everyday life, in our memories, and in our interpersonal relationships. Read on for steaming bowls of ramen, chewy rice cakes, and juicy hamburgers:
Across the Americas for Native American Heritage Month
Posted on November 07, 2023
This Native American Heritage Month, why not celebrate voices from across the Americas?