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Nous, poètes·ses inclusifs·ves, considérons que la poésie a trop longtemps été l'otage de la langue française sexiste imposée par les Académiciens depuis le XVIIe siècle.

Nous considérons que la langue inclusive permet de rétablir la visibilité des femmes, leur valeur, leur égalité, sans nier la pluralité qui existe au sein d'un groupe de personnes.

Nous considérons qu'elle enrichit notre vision du monde, et donc la poésie, et nous souhaitons l'utiliser pour défendre notre éthique, défendre les point de vue des minorités trop souvent laissées de côté, ou noyées dans le vacarme de la masse.

La poésie se situe déjà à la marge de la littérature, de l'écriture, et de l'Art.

Petite sœur pauvre de la musique, elle reste la voix de l'indignation, de l'amour, de l'exil, des émotions, de la compréhension, de l'attention à l'autre, à soi, et au monde, accessible au plus grand nombre.

N'importe qui, armé.e d'un stylo, d'un smartphone, ou d'une bonne mémoire, peut écrire de la poésie inclusive, et nous rejoindre.

Nous faisons partie d'un courant majeur du XXIe siècle, l'Ere de la Parole, de la prise en main de nos discours, de nos idées, de nos représentations de nous-même, et des autres, via toutes les formes de communications possibles.

Nous choisissons la poésie.

Nous choisissons l'inclusivité.

Nous choisissons l'éthique.

Nous choisissons les marges.

- Mathilde Fauve, poétesse inclusive

PRECISE THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Alfred Korzybski was a pioneer in recognizing the importance of our linguistic behavior, and pointed out that when we think imprecisely our crooked thinking works its way into our language and then our dysfunctional language leads us into engaging in more imprecise thinking. Ever since I started doing Rational-Emotive Therapy, I found that people habituate themselves to poor language habits which then interfere with their accepting that they largely are responsible for their own dysfunctional language, feelings, and actions, and that therefore they can change them.

Thus, when my clients say, "Joe lied to me and that made me furious," I interrupt, "How could that, or Joe, get into your gut and make you furious?" "Oh, I see," they often reply. "Yes, Joe lied to me, and I chose to infuriate myself about his lying." "Yes," I say. "Isn't that a much more accurate description of what happened and how you chose to create your fury?"

Again, a client says, "I'm not getting the love I want Martha to give me, and she makes me feel like a worm." I ask, "Do you only want Martha's love, or aren't you telling yourself you need it?" "Mmm. Yes, I guess I am believing that I absolutely need it." "And does Martha's lack of loving you make you feel like a worn?" "Uh, no. I guess I'm putting the two together and making myself feel like a worm." "And how could you not win Martha's love and still not label yourself as a worm?" "I guess I could tell myself that because I want Martha's love and don't have it, my relationship with her is somewhat wormy. But that doesn't give me, a total person, the label of a worm." "Right! So hereafter try to watch your language that includes your demanding instead of wanting and that keeps you giving inaccurate labels of you, rather than descriptions of what you and others do."

So Rational-Emotive Therapy often shows people how to correct their language and their thinking, and to stop sneaking in overgeneralizing, labeling, demandingness, and other unscientific verbalizations into their thinking and behaving . It employs a specific technique called semantic precision or accurate language to do this and in this respect is one of the very few therapies that puts Korzybski's theory of language use into therapeutic practice.

- Albert Ellis

TED TALKS IN DIFFERENT LANGAUGES

I was watching TED talks, as you do, and thought ha I wonder how many languages they have and I stumbled across this language heaven! They have over 100 languages and subtitles are available in various languages which is honestly terrific! I think the scope and depth of topics offered by TED talks could be a great way to broaden your vocabulary in areas which you wouldn’t otherwise be able to particularly for intermediate and advanced learners. Anyway happy watching and learning! (Links down below, click read-more link.)

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