“Said the tourmaline around your neck”
Poets House / Hard Hat Reading
Reading of Mejdulene B. Shomali’s “I Keep Waking Up in America,” with my poem “Said the tourmaline around your neck.”
“I use the word Disabled”
Disability Poetics
Disability Poetics is a series of short videos featuring poets reading their poetry and then discussing how their perception and work relates to what constitutes Disability Poetics. Curated by Kenny Fries, the ten selected disabled poets represent a diverse range of disabilities, generations, and backgrounds, creating both a virtual disability poetry community, as well as a resource for poets, disabled and nondisabled alike. The overarching purpose of this project is to leverage Fries’ privilege as a pioneer in disability arts to foster an enduring connection between generations of disabled artists.
Disability Poetics features the poetry of Kay Ulanday Barrett, Sheila Fiona Black, John Lee Clark, Meg Day, torrin a. greathouse, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, Travis Chi Wing Lau, Stephen Kuusisto, Naomi Ortiz, and L. Lamar Wilson.