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pen-tlrc.bsky.social @pen-tlrc.bsky.social · Feb 21
- The VideoPoem Marathon in Indigenous and Minoritised Languages is here.
- Ya llega el maratón de videopoemas en lenguas originarias y minorizadas!
- Le Marathon de vidéopoèmes en langues autochtones ret minorisées est arrivé!
#imld2026
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What happens when we lose a language is that people have their human rights violated and their self-determination denied. They experience in justice and are harmed in multiple ways. So much more is at stake than culture, tradition, and knowledge.
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May 10, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Today we share a poem from @pen-tlrc.bsky.social read in Tudaga (Tebu/Teda), the language of the Toubou, an Indigenous people of the central Sahara living in northern Chad, Niger and southern Libya. Its alphabet, developed in 1998, is now taught in schools in southern Libya.

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Abdelsalama Wahali Brahim: Oorzunu-ã (La pitié) Tudaga (Toubou/tedu/teda) Mosko Hanadii-ĩ
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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April 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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#Belarus: We vehemently condemn the authorities’ decision to criminalise the activities of @penbelarus.bsky.social and scores of publishers amid an ever-growing crackdown on the cultural sector. #StandWithBelarus

Read our statement ⬇️

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Belarus: PEN Belarus labelled ‘extremist’ amid systematic crackdown on cultural rights  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
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March 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Today, @pen-tlrc.bsky.social shares a poem by Randy Morin (@pencanada.bsky.social): tâpwe miywâsin pimâtisiwin — “Truly, life is beautiful” in nēhiyawēwin (Cree).

Cree is the most widely spoken Indigenous language in Canada, with 86,000+ speakers from Alberta to Labrador.

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Randy Morin: tâpwe miywâsin pimâtisiwin-Truly, life is beautiful /nēhiyawēwin (Cree) PEN Canada
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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March 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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#InternationalWomensDay: Imagine being behind bars just for being a woman who writes and speaks out. The Belarusian authorities must release #ValeryjaKaściuhova immediately and unconditionally and ensure she has access to medical care while detained. #IWD26
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International Women’s Day 2026: Take Action for Valeryja Kaściuhova (Belarus)  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“No one should have to endure years behind bars for their work. Valeryja Kaściuhova’s plight is a test of our collective conscience: the world cannot stay silent while a woman’s freedom, health, and d...
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March 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Correction:
Sihle Ntuli: Lunga
isiZulu remains one of the most spoken 🇿🇦 languages, but it is on the periphery of literary, academic, and economic contexts. Its preservation is a necessity, though therebj's also a yearning to restore the prominence it once enjoyed
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March 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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Today’s poem from @pen-tlrc.bsky.social is “Dzigbɔɖi – La patience” in Éwé, from Hola Gomado by PEN Togo.

Spoken in Togo, Ghana & Benin, Éwé is a tonal language of around 6 million speakers, rooted in oral tradition and written with an adapted Latin alphabet.

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Hola Gomado: Dzigbɔɖi - La patience (Éwé) - PEN Togo
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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February 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Today’s poem from @pen-tlrc.bsky.social is in Arpitan (Franco-Provençal), a Romance language spoken around Mont Blanc in Italy, western Switzerland, and southeastern France.

Though officially recognised, it remains endangered.

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Yvette Buillet: Arc - Valdotèn (Arpitan, Francoprovençal valdôtain)
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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February 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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On International Mother Language Day, we launch the @pen-tlrc.bsky.social 6th Video-Poem Marathon with Kalaallisut, Greenland’s official and most widely spoken language since 2009.

Return for a new poem each day.

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#MotherLanguageDay #TLRCMarathon
Julia Pars: Nunarsuup siuttua sumiippit? (Where are you, World Leader?) - Kalaallisut (Greenlandic)
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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February 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Today’s poem from @pen-tlrc.bsky.social, Waytson sho'war – La eterna realidad, read by Keyuk Yantén. After 10,000 years in Tierra del Fuego, the Selk'nam were nearly exterminated. Today, a small group led by Yantén is revitalising the language.

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Keyuk Yantén: Waytson sho'war - La eterna realidad (Selk'nam)
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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February 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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- The VideoPoem Marathon in Indigenous and Minoritised Languages is here.
- Ya llega el maratón de videopoemas en lenguas originarias y minorizadas!
- Le Marathon de vidéopoèmes en langues autochtones ret minorisées est arrivé!
#imld2026
February 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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From tomorrow, we’ll share poems celebrating Indigenous and Minoritised languages worldwide as @pen-tlrc.bsky.social launches its 6th Video-Poem Marathon for International Mother Language Day.

Explore last year’s video-poems: www.pen-international.org/tlrc

#MotherLanguageDay #TLRCMarathon
The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
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February 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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It's coming... 48 hours for the Video-Poem Marathon in Endangered Languages. 70+ languages, and many more on the way!
February 19, 2026 at 2:55 AM
pen-tlrc.bsky.social
Last submissions came from the Arctic, N American Prairies, Himalayas, S Africa and the Pyrenees. Do you want to see your language represented, too?
www.pen-international.org/committee-ne...
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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A day as good as any other for poetry in Kalaallisut (Greenlandic): "Qujaannarpunga Mr. Trump", by Juaaka Lyberth.
Why not participate at the 2026 Video-Poem Marathon in Indigenous and Minoritised Languages?

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Juaaka Lyberth: Qujaannarpunga Mr. Trump (No thanks, Mr. Trump) Kalaallisut / Greenlandic
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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January 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Aljaž Koprivnikar, speaking for @pen-tlrc.bsky.social
highlights the importance of respecting diverse languages and how translation can be used as a tool to build bridges between cultures.

Join our Indigenous and Minoritised languages Videopoems Marathon: www.pen-international.org/committee-ne...
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Thousands of languages are at risk, and defending linguistic rights has never been more urgent. The Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee @pen-tlrc.bsky.social works to support languages and communities that might otherwise be silenced.

Discover more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/tlrc
The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
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December 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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📣 🌍 The Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee (@pen-tlrc.bsky.social) are calling for submissions for their 6th Indigenous & Minoritised Languages Videopoems Marathon

Click below for more details on how to get involved ⬇️

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6th Indigenous and Minoritised Languages Videopoems Marathon — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Call for Submissions — Deadline: 14 February 2026   To mark International Mother Language Day on 21 February 2026, PEN International’s Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee invites writers, po...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Language champions from 18 countries will be joining the 2026 Ready to Revitalize program - and we have just TEN DAYS left to raise funds for their grassroots #languagerevitalization projects!

🌱 Will you support the revitalization of Indigenous and endangered languages around the world?
Raise to Revitalize
Support Global Indigenous Language Revitalization
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December 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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"Where does artificial intelligence get its data to create new content? Well, from what already exists. And what already exists is much of what was promoted in the last century, very folkloric." @risingvoices.bsky.social
Indigenous digital activists in Mexico assert their self-determination with regard to artificial intelligence
What does artificial intelligence mean for Mexico's Indigenous languages? For two days, digital activists reflected on how these technologies can revitalize or threaten their languages and cultures.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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"I believe the responsibility of the present generations is to create possibilities for the future of our languages. This is a gift we can offer to future generations: the gift of a choice that was denied so many of us."
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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peninternational.bsky.social PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · Dec 17
Thousands of languages are at risk, and defending linguistic rights has never been more urgent. The Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee @pen-tlrc.bsky.social works to support languages and communities that might otherwise be silenced.

Discover more ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/tlrc
The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
www.pen-international.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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3 months for the Marathon... The first videos arrived from S America, Africa and Australia.
A 3 meses del maratón, llegan los primeros videos desde Sudamérica, África y Australia.
3 mois avant le marathon, les premières vidéos arrivent d'Amérique du Sud, d'Afrique et d'Australie.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Our translation grants – #PENTranslates for publishers, including PEN Translates x SALT, and #PENPresents x SALT for translators – are NOW OPEN for submissions until 31 May.

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PEN Translates - English PEN
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April 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM