7 Lyrical Books About the Language of the Border
Poetry about living in the divide
Poetry about living in the divide
"Today," creative non-fiction by Nardine Taleb
"Mom’s Ashes" by Robert Travieso, recommended by Electric Literature
In the movie's "Konglish," I recognize my family, especially my mother's quest to feel comfortable in America
I was raised to see English as more ambitious and educated than Hindi—but now I struggle with the weight of its legacy
Baba Badji uses English, French, Arabic, and Wolof to find belonging and move through the trauma of being an outsider
We grew up in different countries with different first languages, but we connected through the stories in the ring
Trying to understand Sinhala now feels like flexing a phantom limb
These books explore the multicultural experience through multilingual poetry and prose
To get past the shame I was taught to feel about the creole I grew up with, I had to rediscover it in books