The author Widad Nabi (“Taking Roots”) spoke in the conversation at the Literaturhaus Wiesbaden Support Association about her writing between languages, about motherhood and the question of belonging. The reason for the interview is, among other things, the awarding of her poem “A Continent Called Body” with the prestigious Camaiore International Award as well as the publication of her current volume of essays.
In the interview, Widad Nabi not only talks about the surprising experience in Italy, but also about her life between Kurdish, Arabic and German. She describes how language shapes identity - and how, with the birth of her child, the question of "putting down roots" in Germany became new and urgent.
Quote from the interview: “If my child, who was born in Berlin – who speaks German as his mother tongue and whose whole life takes place here – is allowed to put down roots in this country, then I too will do the same and put down aerial roots too.”
You can come to the whole interview here.
