February, 2015 | Look Into ASL

ASL poetry slams popping up across the country

February 12th, 2015

William Woods ASL

Poetry slams are poetry competitions with elimination rounds. A highly verbal and rhythmic form of expression, poetry slams grew out of ties to hip-hop culture and open-mike jazz clubs. Poetry Slam, Inc. writes that you will “find a diverse range of work within [a poetry] slam, including heartfelt love poetry, searing social commentary, uproarious comic […]

Deaf cultural celebrations frequent Fulton

February 5th, 2015

William Woods ASL

In 1913, George W. Veditz, president of the National Association for the Deaf at the time reflected, “As long as we have deaf people on Earth, we will have signs, and as long as we have our films, we can preserve our beautiful sign language in its original purity.” 102 years later, not only the […]

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ASL poetry slams popping up across the country

Deaf cultural celebrations frequent Fulton