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9 Writers to Read on International Mother Language Day

By Words Without Borders

We highlight 9 writers working in their heritage languages, from Galician and Cebuano to Guaraní and Kaaps.

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Reimagined Communities: An Introduction to Welsh Writing

In a world reimagining its cultural and political axes, Welsh-language literature gives voice to an experience more necessary and valuable now than ever.

Dolores Morgan’s Letters from the Far East

By Llŷr Gwyn Lewis

I have become Japanese and I am no longer a Welshwoman.

Translated from Welsh by Katie Gramich

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The Blue Book of Nebo

By Manon Steffan Ros

It happened so quickly. The End.

Translated from Welsh by the author

The Root

Yes, there was a shadow there.

Translated from Welsh by George Jones

The Library Suicides

By Fflur Dafydd

Dan believed it had all started going wrong when they took away his keys.

Translated from Welsh by the author

2026: In the Beginning

Food banks are one of the country’s main industries now; having replaced actual banks, who fled the island like rats from a sinking ship.

Translated from Welsh by the author

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In Praise of the Brothers of Bod Iwan

To Bod Iwan a fair wind came / through the winter leaves aflame,

Translated from Welsh by the author

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Llywelyn’s Breath

the smell of a language, a country song, / an oath on a stone, a cry

Translated from Welsh by the author

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From “The Other Man”

By Owen Martell

According to the evidence of the story there was nothing that could account for what came after other than the presence of the devil.

Translated from Welsh by the author

The Circus

By Robin Llywelyn

When I was in your arms one time you told me your world was warm, I said. Now I just make you cold.

Translated from Welsh by the author

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