PENSIERI
Welcome to Pensieri, The Polyglot's blog, where we will publish your latest multilingual experiments via Pensieri Corner, sneak peeks of interviews, book reviews, insightful research to help emerging artists and writers, and more.
Get ready to experience and share your pensieri (thoughts) in all their forms: art, essays, film, music, poetry, stories, translations, and beyond.
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Interview with Romanian illustrator Adina Huțanu, resident artist at Otium in Marsala, Italy
Interview with Tunisian poet Lilia Ben Romdhane, resident poet at Otium in Marsala, Italy
Interview with Polish poet Jarosław Mikołajewski, resident poet at Otium in Marsala, Italy
Stephen Cruikshank recommends Burning in this Midnight Dream (Coteau Books, 2016 / Brick Books, 2021) by Louise B. Halfe.
Kelly Kaur recommends Braiding Sweetgrass (Milkweed Editions, 2013) by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Abdul, my brother’s friend in Denmark
plays sitting volleyball.
Propelled by his brawny arms
he scoots across the court
like a rock on the ice
never lifts his rear off the floor.
We asked four publishers championing multilingual, multicultural, and hyphenated voices — The Polyglot, Laberinto Press, Living Hyphen, and Hungry Zine — to share one thing they wish everyone understood about multilingual writing and publishing. Here’s what they said.