Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back

Brown and purple book cover that looks like an abstract and compact drawing of a multitude of scaffolding on a building. The title and author of the book are written in white, sans serif font: Stairs and Whispers, D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back / Edited by Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman.

Spread depicting Daniel Sluman's 'all that holds us'. The text is formatted as centred, so that a few words at a time sit in the middle of the page.

A spread depicting Bea Webster's 'Long Lost Lover' with a film still by Ania Urbanowska

Publisher:

Nine Arches

Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back, edited by Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman, is a ground-breaking anthology examining UK disabled and D/deaf poetics. Packed with fierce poetry, essays, photos and links to accessible online videos and audio recordings, it showcases a diversity of opinions and survival strategies for an ableist world. 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.

With poetry & prose by:

Aaron Williamson, Abi Palmer, Abigail Penny, Alec Finlay, Alison Smith, Andra Simons, Angela Readman, Bea Webster, Cath Nichols, Catherine Edmunds, Cathy Bryant, Claire Cunningham, Clare Hill, Colin Hambrook, Daniel Sluman, Debjani Chatterjee, Donna Williams, El Clarke, Eleanor Ward, Emily Ingram, Gary Austin Quinn, Georgi Gill, Giles L. Turnbull, Gram Joel Davies, Grant Tarbard, Holly Magill, Isha, Jackie Hagan, Jacqueline Pemberton, Joanne Limburg, Julie McNamara, Karen Hoy, Khairani Barokka, Kitty Coles, Kuli Kohli, Lisa Kelly, Lydia Popowich, Mark Mace Smith, Markie Burnhope, Michelle Green, Miki Byrne, Miss Jacqui, Naomi Woddis, Nuala Watt, Rachael Boast, Raisa Kabir, Raymond Antrobus, Rosamund McCullain, Rose Cook, Sandra Alland, Saradha Soobrayen, Sarah Golightley, sean burn, Stephanie Conn

Authors

Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka, and Daniel Sluman (ed.)

Year

2017

Length

263 pages

Cover

Softback

Binding

Perfect binding

Dimensions

14 x 21.5 cm.