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).

Signed poems use carefully chosen language to show deaf poets’ view of the world. The visual language of space and movement shows deaf people’s visual experiences. The powerful image is the main point ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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, ...

Theater artist, writer and curator Ai Kuo (right) serves as the workshop's instructor. LI XIAOCAO/FOR CHINA DAILY "Artistic creation is a journey of experience, and a bridge connecting individuals. I ...

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 ...

Poet Douglas Ridloff creates American Sign Language poetry and performs at ASL Slam, a creative outlet for deaf people.Oct. 24, 2017 © 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC ...

The Commission on the Filipino Language, or Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), has launched a poetry contest in sign language intended to promote Filipino deaf culture through literature. In an ...

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 ...