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Jacqueline Woodson: What reading slowly taught me about writing
Jacqueline Woodson: Što me je sporo čitanje naučilo o pisanju
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Polako čitanje - vukući prst ispod riječi, čak i kad su je učili da to ne radi - dovelo je Jacqueline Woodson u svijet pisanja knjiga u kojima se uživa. U lirskom govoru, ona nas poziva da usporimo i cijenimo priče koje nas vode na mjesta za koja nikada nismo mislili da ćemo ići, i upoznaje nas s ljudima za koje nikada nismo mislili da ćemo ih upoznati. "Nije li zapravo u tome stvar - pronaći način da se na kraju dana ne osjećamo usamljeni na ovom svijetu i način da osjećamo kao da smo ga promijenili prije nego ga napustimo?" pitala je.
Jacqueline Woodson - Writer
For Jacqueline Woodson, writing is a gift of joy not only to herself but also to her readers, who span all ages and backgrounds. Full bio
For Jacqueline Woodson, writing is a gift of joy not only to herself but also to her readers, who span all ages and backgrounds. Full bio
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00:13
A long time ago, there lived a Giant,
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Nekoć, vrlo davno, živio je jedan Div,
00:16
a Selfish Giant, whose stunning garden
was the most beautiful in all the land.
was the most beautiful in all the land.
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Sebičan Div, čiji je predivan vrt
bio najljepši u cijeloj zemlji.
bio najljepši u cijeloj zemlji.
00:22
One evening, this Giant came home
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Jedne se večeri Div vratio kući
00:24
and found all these children
playing in his garden,
playing in his garden,
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i našao djecu kako se igraju
u njegovom vrtu.
u njegovom vrtu.
00:26
and he became enraged.
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Jako se razljutio.
00:28
"My own garden is my own garden!"
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"Moj vrt je moj vrt!",
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the Giant said.
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rekao je Div.
00:34
And he built this high wall around it.
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Izgradio je visok zid oko vrta.
00:37
The author Oscar Wilde wrote the story
of "The Selfish Giant" in 1888.
of "The Selfish Giant" in 1888.
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Pisac Oscar Wilde napisao je priču
o Sebičnom Divu 1888. godine.
o Sebičnom Divu 1888. godine.
00:43
Almost a hundred years later, that Giant
moved into my Brooklyn childhood
moved into my Brooklyn childhood
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Gotovo stotinu godina kasnije, taj se Div
uselio u moje brooklynsko djetinjstvo
uselio u moje brooklynsko djetinjstvo
00:49
and never left.
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i ostao tamo.
00:51
I was raised in a religious family,
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Odgajana sam u religioznoj obitelji
00:53
and I grew up reading
both the Bible and the Quran.
both the Bible and the Quran.
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i rasla sam čitajući istovremeno
i Bibliju i Kuran.
i Bibliju i Kuran.
00:56
The hours of reading,
both religious and recreational,
both religious and recreational,
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Sati čitanja, vezani
i uz religiju i zabavu,
i uz religiju i zabavu,
01:00
far outnumbered the hours
of television-watching.
of television-watching.
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su daleko nadmašili sate
gledanja televizije.
gledanja televizije.
01:03
Now, on any given day,
you could find my siblings and I
you could find my siblings and I
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Svaki ste dan mogli pronaći moju
braću, sestre i mene
braću, sestre i mene
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curled up in some part
of our apartment reading,
of our apartment reading,
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sklupčane u nekom dijelu stana kako čitamo.
01:09
sometimes unhappily,
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Ponekad nam to nije bilo drago
01:11
because on summer days in New York City,
the fire hydrant blasted,
the fire hydrant blasted,
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jer je u vruće ljetne dane u New Yorku
iz hidranta lijevala voda,
iz hidranta lijevala voda,
01:14
and to our immense jealousy,
we could hear our friends down there
we could hear our friends down there
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a mi smo mogli, na našu neizmjernu zavist,
čuti naše prijatelje na ulici
čuti naše prijatelje na ulici
01:18
playing in the gushing water,
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kako se igraju mlazovima vode.
01:19
their absolute joy making its way up
through our open windows.
through our open windows.
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Njihova je radost nalazila put
kroz otvorene prozore.
kroz otvorene prozore.
01:23
But I learned that the deeper
I went into my books,
I went into my books,
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Naučila sam da, što sam više
udubljena u svoje knjige,
udubljena u svoje knjige,
01:26
the more time I took with each sentence,
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što više vremena provodim
sa svakom rečenicom,
sa svakom rečenicom,
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the less I heard the noise
of the outside world.
of the outside world.
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to manje čujem buku vanjskog svijeta.
01:31
And so, unlike my siblings,
who were racing through books,
who were racing through books,
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Tako, za razliku od moje braće i sestara,
koji su doslovno jurili kroz knjige,
koji su doslovno jurili kroz knjige,
01:34
I read slowly --
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ja sam čitala sporo --
01:36
very, very slowly.
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jako, jako sporo.
01:39
I was that child with her finger
running beneath the words,
running beneath the words,
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Ja sam bila ono dijete koje je
vuklo prst od riječi do riječi
vuklo prst od riječi do riječi
01:43
until I was untaught to do this;
told big kids don't use their fingers.
told big kids don't use their fingers.
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dok me nisu odučili da to radim, govoreći
da velika djeca ne koriste prste za čitanje.
da velika djeca ne koriste prste za čitanje.
01:48
In third grade, we were made to sit
with our hands folded on our desk,
with our hands folded on our desk,
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U trećem razredu tražili su da sjedimo
prekriženih ruku na stolu
prekriženih ruku na stolu
01:51
unclasping them only to turn the pages,
then returning them to that position.
then returning them to that position.
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i smjeli smo ih pomaknuti samo da okrenemo
list, a zatim vratimo u traženi položaj.
list, a zatim vratimo u traženi položaj.
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Our teacher wasn't being cruel.
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Naša učiteljica nije bila okrutna.
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It was the 1970s,
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To je bilo 1970-ih.
02:01
and her goal was to get us reading
not just on grade level
not just on grade level
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Njen je cilj bio naučiti nas čitati,
ne samo na razini našeg uzrasta,
ne samo na razini našeg uzrasta,
02:04
but far above it.
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već i puno bolje.
02:06
And we were always
being pushed to read faster.
being pushed to read faster.
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Stalno su nas tražili da čitamo brže.
02:09
But in the quiet of my apartment,
outside of my teacher's gaze,
outside of my teacher's gaze,
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No, u tišini mog stana,
daleko od pogleda moje učiteljice,
daleko od pogleda moje učiteljice,
02:13
I let my finger run beneath those words.
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ja sam klizila prstom među riječima.
02:15
And that Selfish Giant
again told me his story,
again told me his story,
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A taj Sebični Div mi je iznova
pričao priču o tome
pričao priču o tome
02:18
how he had felt betrayed by the kids
sneaking into his garden,
sneaking into his garden,
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kako se osjećao prevarenim od djece
koja su se uvukla u njegov vrt,
koja su se uvukla u njegov vrt,
02:22
how he had built this high wall,
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kako je izgradio visok zid
02:24
and it did keep the children out,
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koji je spriječio djecu da uđu.
02:27
but a grey winter fell over his garden
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No, zima se spustila na njegov vrt
02:29
and just stayed and stayed.
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i dugo se zadržala.
02:32
With each rereading,
I learned something new
I learned something new
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Sa svakim čitanjem naučila sam nešto novo.
02:35
about the hard stones of the roads
that the kids were forced to play on
that the kids were forced to play on
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O oštrom kamenju na cestama na kojima su
djeca bila prisiljena igrati se
djeca bila prisiljena igrati se
02:38
when they got expelled from the garden,
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kad su izbačena iz vrta,
02:41
about the gentleness of a small boy
that appeared one day,
that appeared one day,
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o blagosti malog dječaka
koji se pojavio jednog dana,
koji se pojavio jednog dana,
02:44
and even about the Giant himself.
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pa čak i o samom Divu.
02:46
Maybe his words weren't rageful after all.
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Možda njegove riječi
nisu bile pune bijesa.
nisu bile pune bijesa.
02:49
Maybe they were a plea for empathy,
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Možda su bile želja za empatijom,
02:52
for understanding.
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za razumijevanjem.
02:54
"My own garden is my own garden."
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"Moj vrt je moj vrt."
02:59
Years later, I would learn
of a writer named John Gardner
of a writer named John Gardner
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Godinama kasnije doznala sam
za pisca po imenu John Gardner,
za pisca po imenu John Gardner,
03:02
who referred to this
as the "fictive dream,"
as the "fictive dream,"
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koji je to nazivao "maštoviti san"
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or the "dream of fiction,"
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ili "san mašte",
03:06
and I would realize that this
was where I was inside that book,
was where I was inside that book,
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i shvatila sam
da sam ja bila u toj knjizi,
da sam ja bila u toj knjizi,
03:09
spending time with the characters
and the world that the author had created
and the world that the author had created
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provodeći vrijeme s likovima
i u svijetu koji je stvorio pisac
i u svijetu koji je stvorio pisac
03:13
and invited me into.
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i pozvao me u njega.
03:15
As a child, I knew that stories
were meant to be savored,
were meant to be savored,
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Kao dijete, znala sam da su te priče
namijenjene užitku,
namijenjene užitku,
03:18
that stories wanted to be slow,
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te su priče htjele biti polagane
03:20
and that some author had spent months,
maybe years, writing them.
maybe years, writing them.
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i da su neki pisci proveli mjesece,
možda godine, pišući ih.
možda godine, pišući ih.
03:25
And my job as the reader --
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Moj posao čitateljice --
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especially as the reader who wanted
to one day become a writer --
to one day become a writer --
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posebno čitateljice koja je jednog dana
željela postati spisateljica --
željela postati spisateljica --
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was to respect that narrative.
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je bio da poštujem pripovijest.
03:33
Long before there was cable
or the internet or even the telephone,
or the internet or even the telephone,
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Davno prije nego je postojala kabelska,
internet ili čak telefon,
internet ili čak telefon,
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there were people sharing ideas
and information and memory through story.
and information and memory through story.
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postojali su ljudi koji su pričom dijelili
ideje, informacije i sjećanja.
ideje, informacije i sjećanja.
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It's one of our earliest forms
of connective technology.
of connective technology.
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To je jedan od najranijih oblika
tehnologije spajanja.
tehnologije spajanja.
03:47
It was the story of something
better down the Nile
better down the Nile
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Bila je to priča o nečem boljem
dolje niz Nil
dolje niz Nil
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that sent the Egyptians moving along it,
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koja je potaknula Egipćane
da plove rijekom,
da plove rijekom,
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the story of a better way
to preserve the dead
to preserve the dead
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priča o boljem načinu da se očuvaju mrtvi,
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that brought King Tut's remains
into the 21st century.
into the 21st century.
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koja je sačuvala ostatke
kralja Tutankamona do 21. stoljeća.
kralja Tutankamona do 21. stoljeća.
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And more than two million years ago,
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Prije više od dva milijuna godina,
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when the first humans
began making tools from stone,
began making tools from stone,
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kad su prvi ljudi počeli
izrađivati kameno oruđe,
izrađivati kameno oruđe,
04:04
someone must have said, "What if?"
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netko je vjerojatno rekao: "Što ako?"
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And someone else remembered the story.
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I netko drugi se sjetio priče.
04:09
And whether they told it through words
or gestures or drawings,
or gestures or drawings,
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Bez obzira je li priča ispričana riječima,
gestama ili crtežima,
gestama ili crtežima,
04:12
it was passed down; remembered:
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ona se prenosila, zapamtila:
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hit a hammer and hear its story.
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udri čekićem i poslušaj priču.
04:19
The world is getting noisier.
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Svijet postaje bučniji.
04:21
We've gone from boomboxes
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Prošli smo put od velikih kazetofona,
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to Walkmen to portable CD players
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preko Walkmena, prijenosnih CD playera
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to iPods
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i iPodova,
04:29
to any song we want, whenever we want it.
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do bilo koje pjesme
koju i kad god je želimo čuti.
koju i kad god je želimo čuti.
04:32
We've gone from the four
television channels of my childhood
television channels of my childhood
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Prošli smo put od četiri televizijska
kanala mog djetinjstva
kanala mog djetinjstva
04:35
to the seeming infinity
of cable and streaming.
of cable and streaming.
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do, čini se, beskonačnosti izbora na
kablovskoj i internetu.
kablovskoj i internetu.
04:39
As technology moves us faster and faster
through time and space,
through time and space,
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Kako nas tehnologija sve brže i brže nosi
kroz vrijeme i prostor,
kroz vrijeme i prostor,
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it seems to feel like story
is getting pushed out of the way,
is getting pushed out of the way,
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čini se da se priča sve više zanemaruje.
04:47
I mean, literally pushed out
of the narrative.
of the narrative.
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Mislim, i doslovno je se izbjegava
u pripovijestima.
u pripovijestima.
04:50
But even as our engagement
with stories change,
with stories change,
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Čak i ako se mijenja naš angažman uz priče
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or the trappings around it morph from book
to audio to Instagram to Snapchat,
to audio to Instagram to Snapchat,
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ili se njena pojavnost prebacuje iz knjiga
na čitane priče, Instagram ili Snapchat,
na čitane priče, Instagram ili Snapchat,
04:59
we must remember our finger
beneath the words.
beneath the words.
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moramo se sjetiti našeg prsta
među riječima.
među riječima.
05:02
Remember that story,
regardless of the format,
regardless of the format,
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Sjetite se da nas je priča,
bez obzira na oblik,
bez obzira na oblik,
05:05
has always taken us to places
we never thought we'd go,
we never thought we'd go,
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uvijek nosila do mjesta na koja
nikad nismo mislili da ćemo ići,
nikad nismo mislili da ćemo ići,
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introduced us to people
we never thought we'd meet
we never thought we'd meet
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upoznala s ljudima za koje
nikad nismo mislili da ćemo ih upoznati
nikad nismo mislili da ćemo ih upoznati
05:11
and shown us worlds
that we might have missed.
that we might have missed.
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i pokazala svjetove koje bismo propustili.
05:15
So as technology keeps moving
faster and faster,
faster and faster,
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Kako se tehnologija
sve brže i brže razvija,
sve brže i brže razvija,
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I am good with something slower.
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meni je dobro s nečim sporijim.
05:21
My finger beneath the words
has led me to a life of writing books
has led me to a life of writing books
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Moj prst pod riječima me doveo
u život pisanja knjiga
u život pisanja knjiga
05:25
for people of all ages,
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za ljude svih doba,
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books meant to be read slowly,
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knjiga koje su namijenjene sporom čitanju,
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to be savored.
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užitku.
05:31
My love for looking deeply
and closely at the world,
and closely at the world,
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Moja ljubav za dublji
i bliži pogled na svijet,
i bliži pogled na svijet,
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for putting my whole self into it,
and by doing so,
and by doing so,
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za davanje cijele sebe u njega,
omogućila mi je
omogućila mi je
05:38
seeing the many, many
possibilities of a narrative,
possibilities of a narrative,
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vidjeti mnoge, mnoge mogućnosti
za razvoj priče
za razvoj priče
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turned out to be a gift,
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i pokazala se kao dar,
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because taking my sweet time
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jer moja sporost
05:46
taught me everything
I needed to know about writing.
I needed to know about writing.
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me naučila sve što sam
trebala znati o pisanju.
trebala znati o pisanju.
05:49
And writing taught me everything
I needed to know about creating worlds
I needed to know about creating worlds
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A pisanje me naučilo sve što sam
trebala znati o stvaranju svjetova
trebala znati o stvaranju svjetova
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where people could be seen and heard,
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u kojima se ljude može vidjeti i čuti,
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where their experiences
could be legitimized,
could be legitimized,
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u kojima će njihovo iskustvo biti stvarno,
05:59
and where my story,
read or heard by another person,
read or heard by another person,
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u kojima će druge osobe pročitati
ili poslušati moju priču
ili poslušati moju priču
06:03
inspired something in them
that became a connection between us,
that became a connection between us,
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i biti inspirirane nečim u njima
i stvoriti povezanost,
i stvoriti povezanost,
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a conversation.
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razgovor među nama.
06:08
And isn't that what this is all about --
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Nije li to ono što je važno --
06:11
finding a way, at the end of the day,
to not feel alone in this world,
to not feel alone in this world,
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na kraju dana pronaći put
da se ne osjećamo usamljeni u ovom svijetu
da se ne osjećamo usamljeni u ovom svijetu
06:15
and a way to feel like
we've changed it before we leave?
we've changed it before we leave?
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i osjećati se kao da smo ga promijenili
prije nego ga napustimo?
prije nego ga napustimo?
06:20
Stone to hammer, man to mummy,
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Kamen u čekić, čovjek u mumiju,
06:23
idea to story --
and all of it, remembered.
and all of it, remembered.
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ideja u priču i sve to zapamćeno.
06:28
Sometimes we read
to understand the future.
to understand the future.
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Ponekad čitamo da bismo
razumjeli budućnost.
razumjeli budućnost.
06:32
Sometimes we read to understand the past.
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Ponekad čitamo da bismo
razumjeli prošlost.
razumjeli prošlost.
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We read to get lost, to forget
the hard times we're living in,
the hard times we're living in,
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Čitamo da bismo se izgubili, da zaboravimo
teška vremena u kojima živimo,
teška vremena u kojima živimo,
06:39
and we read to remember
those who came before us,
those who came before us,
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da se sjetimo onih koji su bili prije nas,
06:42
who lived through something harder.
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koji su prošli kroz nešto teže.
06:44
I write for those same reasons.
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Ja pišem iz istih razloga.
06:47
Before coming to Brooklyn, my family
lived in Greenville, South Carolina,
lived in Greenville, South Carolina,
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Prije doseljavanja u Brooklyn, moja je
obitelj živjela u Greenwilleu u J. Karolini
obitelj živjela u Greenwilleu u J. Karolini
06:52
in a segregated neighborhood
called Nicholtown.
called Nicholtown.
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u izdvojenom predgrađu zvanom Nicholtown.
06:55
All of us there were
the descendants of a people
the descendants of a people
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Svi mi tamo smo bili potomci ljudi
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who had not been allowed
to learn to read or write.
to learn to read or write.
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kojima je bilo zabranjeno
učiti, čitati i pisati.
učiti, čitati i pisati.
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Imagine that:
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Zamislite:
07:03
the danger of understanding
how letters form words,
how letters form words,
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opasnost od razumijevanja
kako slova stvaraju riječi,
kako slova stvaraju riječi,
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the danger of words themselves,
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opasnost od riječi samih,
07:10
the danger of a literate people
and their stories.
and their stories.
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opasnost od pismenih ljudi
i njihovih priča.
i njihovih priča.
07:15
But against this backdrop
of being threatened with death
of being threatened with death
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Usprkos saznanju da
mogu biti kažnjeni smrću
mogu biti kažnjeni smrću
07:18
for holding onto a narrative,
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ako sačuvaju pripovijest,
07:21
our stories didn't die,
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naše priče nisu umrle,
07:23
because there is yet another story
beneath that one.
beneath that one.
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jer postoji još jedna priča
u temeljima ove.
u temeljima ove.
07:26
And this is how it has always worked.
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I tako je to uvijek bivalo.
07:28
For as long as we've been communicating,
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Otkad komuniciramo
07:30
there's been the layering
to the narrative,
to the narrative,
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postoje različite razine pripovijesti,
07:32
the stories beneath the stories
and the ones beneath those.
and the ones beneath those.
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priče ispod priča i one ispod njih.
07:36
This is how story has and will
continue to survive.
continue to survive.
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To je način kako je priča preživjela
i kako će nastaviti preživljavati.
i kako će nastaviti preživljavati.
07:41
As I began to connect the dots
that connected the way I learned to write
that connected the way I learned to write
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Kako sam počela spajati dijelove koji
povezuju način na koji sam naučila pisati
povezuju način na koji sam naučila pisati
07:45
and the way I learned to read
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s načinom na koji sam naučila čitati,
07:47
to an almost silenced people,
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s gotovo ušutkanim ljudima,
07:50
I realized that my story was bigger
and older and deeper
and older and deeper
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shvatila sam da je moja priča
veća, starija i dublja
veća, starija i dublja
07:55
than I would ever be.
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nego što ću ja ikada biti.
07:57
And because of that, it will continue.
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I upravo zbog toga, ona će živjeti.
08:00
Among these almost-silenced people
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Među tim gotovo ušutkanim ljudima
08:03
there were the ones
who never learned to read.
who never learned to read.
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bilo je onih koji nikada nisu
naučili čitati.
naučili čitati.
08:07
Their descendants, now generations
out of enslavement,
out of enslavement,
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Njihovi su potomci,
generacije oslobođene ropstva,
generacije oslobođene ropstva,
08:11
if well-off enough,
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ako su bili dovoljno imućni,
08:12
had gone on to college,
grad school, beyond.
grad school, beyond.
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krenuli na fakultet,
završili škole i dalje od toga.
završili škole i dalje od toga.
08:16
Some, like my grandmother and my siblings,
seemed to be born reading,
seemed to be born reading,
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Za neke se, poput moje bake, braće i
sestara, činilo da znaju čitati od rođenja
sestara, činilo da znaju čitati od rođenja
08:20
as though history
stepped out of their way.
stepped out of their way.
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kao da povijest za njih nikada
nije postojala.
nije postojala.
08:23
Some, like my mother, hitched onto
the Great Migration wagon --
the Great Migration wagon --
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Neki su se, poput moje majke,
popeli na vagon Velike migracije --
popeli na vagon Velike migracije --
08:27
which was not actually a wagon --
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koja zapravo nije bila vagon --
08:29
and kissed the South goodbye.
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i oprostili se s Jugom.
08:32
But here is the story within that story:
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Ali postoji i priča unutar te priče:
08:35
those who left and those who stayed
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oni koji su otišli i oni koji su ostali,
08:37
carried with them
the history of a narrative,
the history of a narrative,
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noseći sa sobom povijest pripovijesti,
08:40
knew deeply that writing it down wasn't
the only way they could hold on to it,
the only way they could hold on to it,
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znali su da zapisati je nije jedini
način na koji je mogu sačuvati,
način na koji je mogu sačuvati,
08:44
knew they could sit on their porches
or their stoops at the end of a long day
or their stoops at the end of a long day
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znali su da mogu sjediti na svojim
trijemovima, stepeništima na kraju dugog dana
trijemovima, stepeništima na kraju dugog dana
08:49
and spin a slow tale for their children.
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i započeti polaganu priču za svoju djecu.
08:52
They knew they could sing their stories
through the thick heat of picking cotton
through the thick heat of picking cotton
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Znali su da mogu pjevati svoje priče
u gustoj vrućini dok beru pamuk
u gustoj vrućini dok beru pamuk
08:56
and harvesting tobacco,
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ili duhan.
08:58
knew they could preach their stories
and sew them into quilts,
and sew them into quilts,
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Znali su da mogu propovijedati svoje priče
i ušiti ih u tkanja,
i ušiti ih u tkanja,
09:02
turn the most painful ones
into something laughable,
into something laughable,
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pretvarajući i one najbolnije u
nešto smiješno
nešto smiješno
09:06
and through that laughter,
exhale the history a country
exhale the history a country
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i tim smijehom izdisati povijest zemlje
09:08
that tried again and again and again
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koja je uvijek iznova i iznova pokušala
09:11
to steal their bodies,
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ukrasti njihova tijela,
09:13
their spirit
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njihov duh
09:14
and their story.
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i njihovu priču.
09:17
So as a child, I learned
to imagine an invisible finger
to imagine an invisible finger
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Kao dijete, naučila sam zamišljati
nevidljiv prst
nevidljiv prst
09:21
taking me from word to word,
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koji me vodi od riječi od riječi,
09:24
from sentence to sentence,
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od rečenice do rečenice,
09:27
from ignorance to understanding.
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od neznanja do razumijevanja.
09:30
So as technology continues to speed ahead,
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I kako tehnologija nastavlja
brzati naprijed,
brzati naprijed,
09:34
I continue to read slowly,
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ja nastavljam čitati sporo,
09:38
knowing that I am respecting
the author's work
the author's work
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znajući da poštujem piščev rad
09:41
and the story's lasting power.
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i trajnu snagu priče.
09:44
And I read slowly to drown out the noise
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I čitam polako kako bih smanjila buku
09:47
and remember those who came before me,
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i zapamtila one koji su došli prije mene,
09:51
who were probably the first people
who finally learned to control fire
who finally learned to control fire
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vjerojatno prve ljude koji su napokon
naučili upravljati vatrom
naučili upravljati vatrom
09:57
and circled their new power
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i zagospodarili njihovom novom moći
10:00
of flame and light and heat.
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nad plamenom, svjetlom i toplinom.
10:05
And I read slowly to remember
the Selfish Giant,
the Selfish Giant,
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I čitam polako da se sjetim Sebičnog Diva
10:09
how he finally tore that wall down
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koji je napokon srušio taj zid
10:11
and let the children run free
through his garden.
through his garden.
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i dozvolio djeci da slobodno trče
njegovim vrtom.
njegovim vrtom.
10:15
And I read slowly to pay homage
to my ancestors,
to my ancestors,
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I čitam polako kako bih
odala počast mojim precima,
odala počast mojim precima,
10:19
who were not allowed to read at all.
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kojima je bilo zabranjeno čitati.
10:22
They, too, must have circled fires,
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I oni su morali zagospodariti vatrama,
10:24
speaking softly of their dreams,
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nježno pričajući o svojim snovima,
10:28
their hopes, their futures.
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svojim nadama, svojim budućnostima.
10:32
Each time we read, write or tell a story,
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Svaki put kad čitamo,
pišemo ili pričamo priču,
pišemo ili pričamo priču,
10:37
we step inside their circle,
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mi ulazimo u njihov krug,
10:40
and it remains unbroken.
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koji ostaje cio.
10:43
And the power of story lives on.
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A snaga priče živi dalje.
10:48
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
10:49
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jacqueline Woodson - WriterFor Jacqueline Woodson, writing is a gift of joy not only to herself but also to her readers, who span all ages and backgrounds.
Why you should listen
Despite being raised by "old-school Southerners" who would've preferred she embarked on a sensible career, award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson tells us that "I've known I wanted to be a writer since I was around seven years old. I loved everything about stories -- how they made me feel and think, the joy good ones brought both the listener and the teller, the double and deeper meanings ... I knew writing made me happiest, and wrote as often as I could.
"Now, when I'm not writing, I'm out speaking about writing. I write for young people and old people. I write for magazines, newspapers. I write speeches and plays. I do this because it's never not joyful for me."
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