Mother tongues, endlessly chimeric, endlessly beguiling, can become both dangerous baggage and precious commodity.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Lara Vergnaud
TMR asked a group of writers and artists how they negotiate identity between a mother tongue and other...
6 MARCH 2026 • By Jordan Elgrably
A reflection on how multiple languages in a family become a perfect conduit for grief and acceptance.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Farah Ahamed
A writer traces the circuitous journey of a mother tongue, English and not Arabic.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Mai Al-Nakib
A collective poem offers counter-narratives to dismantle the disaster narrative mapped onto Afghan lives.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Sheeshaka
Palestinian writer Majd Aburrub dissects the exquisite loneliness of losing one's mother tongue.
6 MARCH 2026 • By Majd Aburrub
In anticipation of TMR 58 • MOTHER TONGUE, this new poem explores the painful self-silencing of a language.
27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By Shahé Mankerian
To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Selim Temo's "Nightlands," we present an introductory essay and two poems from...
9 AUGUST 2024 • By Zêdan Xelef
