Words Without Borders (WWB) shared a list of eight writers who write in their mother languages. Included among them are Jean D’Amérique, who writes in Haitian Creole, and Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson, who writes in San Andrés–Providencia Creole. See excerpts below and more information at WWB.
UNESCO has designated February 21 as International Mother Language Day, a day to honor linguistic diversity and the preservation of heritage languages. At WWB, we’re celebrating with this list of eight recent WWB contributors who write in their mother languages, from Wolof and Kankanaey to Uyghur and Mapudungun.
Jean D’Amérique: The award-winning Haitian poet, playwright, novelist, and rapper Jean D’Amérique writes in both Haitian Creole and French. Read (and listen to) his “Poem for Children with Trouble Sleeping,” translated from Haitian Creole by Nathan H. Dize, on WWB. Interested in bringing this poem to your students? Find teaching ideas and contextual resources on WWB Campus. [. . .]
Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson: A member of San Andrés and Providencia’s Raizal community, Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson is a writer, educator, feminist, and the Colombian ambassador to Jamaica. She writes in her mother tongue, the English-based San Andrés–Providencia Creole, and is involved in efforts to preserve it. She celebrates the language in her poem “Kriol Soldier,” which you can read and listen to on WWB. [. . .]
For full article, see https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-02/international-mother-language-day-8-writers-to-read-now/
Words Without Borders (WWB) shared a list of eight writers who write in their mother languages. Included among them are Jean D’Amérique, who writes in Haitian Creole, and Emiliana Bernard-Stephenson, who writes in San Andrés–Providencia Creole. See excerpts below and more information at WWB. UNESCO has designated February 21 as International Mother Language Day, a
