{"id":23707,"date":"2026-03-17T15:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/?p=23707"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:41:18","slug":"call-for-international-celebration-of-celebrate-your-own-language-theme-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/en\/call-for-international-celebration-of-celebrate-your-own-language-theme-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR International celebration of Celebrate your own language \u2013 theme: Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<em>Celebrate Your Own Language project<\/em>, with its theme of\u00a0<em>Language\u00a0<\/em>was a great success, see:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fryskenfrij.nl\/yndrukken-feest-fan-fier-dyn-eigen-taal-2025\/\">FERSLACH EN PRAATSTIK Feest fan Fier dyn eigen taal 29-11-2025<\/a>.\u00a0The number of submissions was plentiful: approximately 250, spread across more than 70 languages, 222 of which were included in the collection. There is a need for a stage for poetry in lesser-known languages, so this project will be continued- with the theme:\u00a0<em>Freedom<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new venture is worldwide in nature, meaning that poems from all \u2018small languages\u2019 are eligible \u2013 we do not use the often disparaging term \u2018dialect\u2019. Of course, \u2018Small\u2019 is relative \u2013 a language can have many speakers but little power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Criteria<\/em><br>New work, previously unpublished, translations by others are not permitted, with the exception of rephrase of the original poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Submitting<\/em><br>Each poet can submit verses in multiple languages \u200b\u200bto the poetry platform on this website;\u00a0send to:<br><a href=\"mailto:post@frysk-en-frij.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>post@frysk-en-frij.nl<\/em><\/a>., wrt Goasse Brouwer MSc, projectco\u00f6rdinator.<br>The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/fryskenfrij.nl\/feest-fan-fier-dyn-eigen-taal-tema-frijheid\/\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Celebrate Your Own Language project, with its theme of\u00a0Language\u00a0was a great success, see:\u00a0FERSLACH EN PRAATSTIK Feest fan Fier dyn eigen taal 29-11-2025.\u00a0The number of submissions was plentiful: approximately 250, spread across more than 70 languages, 222 of which were included in the collection. 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