Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's spoken word without spoken words—ASL SLAM is an open space for poets to perform their work in American Sign Language (ASL).

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 experience, ...

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 ...

"In the flowing sands, I seek my own voice. Calling out to life: I love you, myself." This poem was by Wang Yiming, a performer and blogger with hearing loss. She wrote the poem at an inclusive poetry ...

The unique combination of American Sign Language and slam poetry will be featured at the second annual Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam, hosted by the Lovin’ Cup Bistro at Park Point on Feb. 6. The event ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS — Five teenagers gathered around a magazine clipping of a faceless man. Their challenge was to create a poem inspired by the image, and the ideas started flowing immediately. "His ...

Nationally acclaimed Deaf poets and performing artists visit UCSC for an evening of stunning poetry performed in American Sign Language — for Deaf and non-Deaf audiences. Featuring Flying Words ...

LITCHFIELD>> Litchfield’s Forman school joined forces with Torringford Elementary School for a poetry sign language reading last month at the elementary school. The fourth graders in Meghan O’Reilly’s ...

Deaf poets performing in British Sign Language (BSL) or Visual Vernacular (VV) thinking of entering the Forward Prizes for Poetry need to be aware of rule changes, including that poems must be ...