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, ...

In the opening poem of Ilya Kaminsky’s epic modern fable, “Deaf Republic,” a narrator in the U.S. begs forgiveness for living happily while other people’s houses are bombed in a faraway war. “We ...

Feature Series (Part 2 of 3) - Encountering the aesthetics of deafness: deaf space, architecture and poetry Transcript At the world's only deaf university, Gallaudet University in Washington DC, a ...

Every year, students across the country memorize and recite poems for the Poetry Out Loud competition. But for deaf students, memorization isn’t the only challenge — they first have to translate the ...

In light of Deaf History Month, which runs from March 13 to April 15, members of the Deaf community have been celebrating their rich culture and history. Deaf history is filled with accomplishments, ...