At The Babel Collective we believe that reading, writing and discussing literature is one of the best ways to engage with our unsettled world.
We run paid adult literature classes, both online and in person, exploring how literary texts engage with key issues related to displacement such as climate change, migration and colonisation.
We also run volunteer-led classes working with people who have experienced displacement, including refugees and asylum seekers. Through our free English workshops, online classes and online journal, we offer opportunities for people who have experienced displacement to write, read, translate and discuss literature together.
Literature Classes in West Cork, Ireland
Interested in reading new books, but need a little guidance? Keen to explore how literature can help us understand key issues such as migration and climate change? Our literature classes are open to anyone who loves to read! Sign up for a 5-week block or for individual classes and spend the evening discussing wonderful texts under the guidance of an experienced tutor.
Free Online Classes for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Literature in English
Our free online classes for people who have experienced displacement offer a space to learn English differently – by reading and discussing works of literature from around the world. We offer classes for beginner, intermediate and advanced English speakers.
The Xenia Review
The Xenia Review is an online journal of writing by people who have experienced displacement, including refugees and asylum seekers. We accept submissions in all languages.
The essence of language is friendship and hospitality
Emanuel Levinas
About Us
The Babel Collective was founded in 2021. Originally conceived as a way of diversifying English language learning for refugees and asylum seekers, it has become a forum dedicated to promoting the voices of people who have experienced displacement, through a unique combination of free literature classes in English for people who have experienced displacement and a multilingual online journal which publishes new writing. We also run paid literature classes for interested students to discuss how literary texts can help us understand an unsettled world.
Volunteer With Us
Volunteer to teach a class with The Babel Collective or translate a submission for The Xenia Review
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