In this difficult time, when the world feels explosive, I can’t help but think about the importance of hearing each other and speaking each other’s language.
My little piece “Polyglot” appears in Tap Into Poetry.
You can read it here or below
https://tapintopoetry.wordpress.com/2026/03/2-/tap-into-poetry-21
Polyglot
The language I swear in: English
The language I cook in: English
The language of my diary: French
The language I use, affectionately,
with all animals except snakes: French
The language that comes out of my mouth
when I stub my toe: French
The language that makes me feel beautiful: Italian
The language I like to hear sung: Italian
The language I studied for years
but never really learned: German
The languages I try to decipher by reading: Dutch, Romanian,
Danish, Tagalog.
The language I am currently learning, but I will never
master: Japanese
The language I learned through traveling: Spanish
The languages I would love to know: Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit + +
The most important language: Poetry
Gabriella Brand 
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