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
Let’s look closer.

Using multiple languages in your life and work is a deeply existential experience. Let’s explore how the same words resonate across the different languages you know.

 

 

 

 

Your task (about 40 minutes)

1. List words (5 minutes). Choose a couple of words that carry a special meaning for you.

2. Compare across languages (5 minutes). Reflect on how each word feels in the other languages you know. What are the sensations, associations, or emotions?

3. Capture the distinction (10 minutes). Describe how the word feels in different languages.

4. Create (20 minutes). Using your notes as inspiration, compose a short poetic text, vignette, or reflection. Let your writing capture the sensations, emotions, and impressions that these words evoke.

 

Reflection

  • Did anything surprise you about your emotional or sensory connection to some words?