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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJjy...

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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ga... #MotherLanguageDay #TLRCMarathon

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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI9...

- 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

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

It's coming... 48 hours for the Video-Poem Marathon in Endangered Languages. 70+ languages, and many more on the way!

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...

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? youtu.be/94u5dyDr9Ik?...

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...

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 & 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 ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/committee-ne...

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?

"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

"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."

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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.

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. Find out more ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/translation/...

Bubi is the language of the indigenous population of the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. The Ëvóvë/Ëbóbë Association organizes activities to strengthen this endangered language, but in 2025 they were banned. Listen to this poetry reading in Bubi from @pen-tlrc.bsky.social poetry marathon:

✒️ Maraton de vidèo-poèmas del Comitat de la traduccion e dels dreches linguistics / Translation & Linguistic Rights Committee del @peninternational.bsky.social @pen-tlrc.bsky.social 📖 Òsca e mercés a Jessyka Rojo ! 🎤 Vidèo-poèma : www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJXI...

This is such a wonderful, beautiful poem. Hearing the students who went into the mountains to join the resistance in Myanmar is fascinating. When the resistance capture soldiers, their strategy is to remove all their weapons and drive them safely back to their barracks.

Even if the Marathon is over, why not start the weekend with this long poem submitted from Greenland by Juaaka Lyberth in Kalaallisut (Greenlandic)? Qujaannarpunga Mr. Trump (No thanks, Mr Trump) www.youtube.com/watch?v=94u5...

#PEN #SuTrabajoEnElMundo PEN Internacional @peninternational.bsky.social a través de su Comité de Traducción y Derechos Lingüísticos Internacional @pen-tlrc.bsky.social

As part of The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee's (@pen-tlrc.bsky.social) Video Poem Marathon, we feature a reading in Bubi, the language of Bioko Island’s Indigenous people. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gjl...

As part of The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee (@pen-tlrc.bsky.social) Video Poem Marathon, we feature a reading in Adyghe (West Circassian), a language spoken in Russia and across the Circassian diaspora. www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uF...

As part of The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee (@pen-tlrc.bsky.social) Video Poem Marathon, today we feature Kwa Sumbi read by Ndongolera Mwangupili in Kyangonde, a language spoken by the Ngonde people of northern Malawi. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPbP...

On #InternationalMotherLanguageDay, @peninternational.bluesky.social's Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee is launching its 5th Video-Poem Marathon! For one month, we'll be publishing poets in Indigenous and minoritized languages from every continent, Making Silenced Languages Visible

Ready to launch tomorrow, February 21st, the 5th Indigenous and Minoritised Languages VideoPoems Marathon. Todo listo para lanzar mañana la Maratón de Video Poemas en lenguas indígenas y minorizadas. Tout est prêt pour débuter demain le Marathon de vidéo poèmes en langues autochtones et minorisées.

#Türkiye: We utterly condemn the latest crackdown on Kurdish, opposition, and minority voices – including writers, journalists, and artists – and urge the release of all those held for their peaceful expression www.middleeasteye.net/news/mass-de...