Join us to celebrate the launch of Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back at Birmingham City University on June 3rd 2017.
Five years after the seminal U.S. anthology, Beauty is a Verb, Nine Arches Press publishes its exciting UK progeny: Stairs and Whispers. The first of its kind and packed with fierce poetry, essays, photos and links to accessible online videos, this book showcases a diversity of styles, opinions, and survival strategies for a world that often works to shut D/deaf and Disabled people down.
Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman have co-edited Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back, a ground-breaking anthology examining the poetics of disabled and D/deaf cultures. With contributions that span Vispo to Surrealism, and range from hard-hitting political commentary to intimate lyrical pieces – these poets refuse to perform or inspire according to tired old narratives.
Join us for an afternoon seminar of events, talks and film screenings from 2pm, and an evening launch from 6-8pm with a selection of readings from the book.