Empowering diverse voices through multilingual writing and innovative digital education.
The Nordic Multimedia Writing LAB project empowers older youth and adults with diverse backgrounds, supports educators working in multicultural environments, and promotes multilingual writing through the innovative use of digital education tools and technologies.
Inspired by Ewa Marcinek’s investigative approach, this lesson explores the hidden lives of words, tracing their origins and journeys while inviting you to uncover the meanings that live within us and shape our realities.
Helen Hafgnýr Cova invites you to explore how different languages can interact creatively, reflecting on linguistic identity while building confidence and discovering the expressive possibilities of multilingualism.
Natasha S. invites you to reflect on how literary heritage shapes a writer’s path and voice, exploring personal experience in relation to the broader context of Russian exophonic writing.
Translation is not reproduction — it is an act of reading so close it can fuel an author’s own writing. In this session, led by Francesca Cricelli, we treat the translated word as raw material: a spark, a provocation, a door left ajar. Students don't need to know the source language to work with it. They can also pick their own pair of languages and adapt the methodology to their creative needs.
Explore the poetic tool of repetition to generate new meanings and return power to words.
Your Task
Choose a word or phrase (2 minutes). Pick one that you feel emotional about. Something you like, detest, or aspire to. Something that annoys you or makes you tick.
Write it repeatedly (5 minutes). Type or write the chosen word or phrase several times. Pay attention to how it sounds, looks, and feels.
Experiment with parts of the word (5 minutes). Try repeating just a part of it—a syllable, root, or sound. Be playful.
Add new words or associations (5 minutes). Combine the repeated words with other words that come to mind, even if they seem unrelated or surprising. Repeat them as well.
Observe (3 minutes). Notice if and how repetition influences the meaning. Does it generate rhythm, images, new ideas, or feelings?
Create a short piece (20 minutes). Use the material you created and your observations to write a short poem, paragraph, or reflection. Don’t worry about “making sense”, follow the echo of the words.
Reflection
Did repeating the word or phrase give it a new sense of power or meaning?
