ASL poetry offers an incredible depth of expression through the use of location — a sign normally at the forehead, for example, can be moved somewhere else — as well as handshapes and facial ...

This short video shows us three different American Sign Language poems – two of which are less than a minute long. They give us an idea of poetry that is entirely out of most mainstream ...

When Peter Cook and Clayton Valli take the stage to perform their American Sign Language poetry, they’ll be carrying on a tradition that’s already more than 100 years old. To be perform… ...

In Deaf Jam, a deaf Israeli teen breaks into the slam poetry world and collaborates with a hearing Palestinian poet.

American poet reflects on the enduring relevance of his 2019 epic, its London adaptation and the power of poetry to hold ...

Students from the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford joined students from the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts at “Signed and Spoken Word,” a joint poetry reading. The event was ...

The Universal Drum is an experimental work in development that explores the harmony of Deaf and Hearing worlds through drums. This artwork integrates new music, drama, and American Sign Language ...

Deaf students from around New Jersey came together for the American Sign Language poetry workshop at Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights ...

Two Deaf students share their process for translating, interpreting and performing poetry in ASL.

This article argues that poetry written by nineteenth-century British and American deaf poets played an important role in the period’s sign language debates. By placing the publication of this poetry ...

The unique combination of American Sign Language and slam poetry will be featured at the third annual Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam, hosted by the Lovin’ Cup Bistro at Park Point on Jan. 22. The event ...

A new children's TV series featuring poetry performed entirely in British Sign Language (BSL) is to be broadcast on the CBeebies channel in the spring.