Contenido del curso
Roots and Echoes
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.
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Poetic Anatomy
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.
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Weight of the Heritage
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.
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Between Languages
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.
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Bringing It All Together
A chance to look back at the journey, gather what we've learned, and carry it forward
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Multilingual Poetics

Bring it all together!

This time we start with a task. Use the two tools: etymology and repetition, and combine them to create and discover new meanings in your writing.

 
Your Task (about 50 minutes)
  1. Choose a word (1 minute). Pick a word that means something to you.
  2. Check its meaning and origin (10 minutes). Look up the word in a dictionary. Explore its etymology to uncover roots, historical meanings, or cultural associations.
  3. Check how the word is used in other languages you know (10 minutes). How does it sound? Notice sounds and familiar associations. Note of any associations, memories, similarities, or surprising echoes.
  4. Experiment with repetition (10 minutes). Write the word several times or repeat parts of it. Observe how its meaning, rhythm, or emotional impact shifts through repetition.
  5. Write (20 minutes). Use what you’ve discovered: meanings, sounds, images, memories, repetition, and your impressions to write a short poem, paragraph, or reflection. Focus on generating new ideas and forget about grammar rules.