Translingualism, Translation and Caribbean Poetry: Mother Tongue Has Crossed the Ocean

by Hilda de Windt Ayoubi and Pieter C. Muysken

Linguists estimate that there are around 7,000 languages in the world, but many are under threat. Translingualism, Translation and Caribbean Poetry is a multi-language poetry collection comprising over fifty translations of Cura?ao poet Hilda de Windt Ayoubi's 'Lenga di mama' ('Mother Tongue'), alongside three additional poems each providing a different perspective on the mother tongue. De Windt Ayoubi's sharp and socially charged poetry has inspired...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9463727442
• ISBN13: 9789463727440
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"