Platform for exophonic writers
“I would keep a diary in “the other language”: English when I lived in France, French when I lived in America. This led me to…
“I have always deeply cherished only one desire and goal, that by the messages my poems convey I may become instrumental in mitigating the woes…
“Jesus said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe my job as an exophonic writer is to essentially withdraw the line that separate…
“I will also use what is most precious to me—my poetry in a foreign language. It does not indicate detachment, on the contrary, it indicates…
“Being an exophonic writer has always presented me with a sense of challenge and a medium for continuous learning. The diversity and sometimes even the…
“It may sound strange, when your native and foreign language meet each other in your consciousness and find a forever home there. But this is…
“To me, being an exophonic writer means that this grand, beautifully interwoven and formidable world is my home. I am not bound to any place…