Sign language studies · 2001 · 11 citations · 2 references
HumanitiesEnglish (English Literature)LiteratureBritish LiteratureEnglish LiteraturePoetryBritish PoetryDeaf LiteratureDeaf StudiesPoetry WritingDeaf Literature CriticismDeaf Literature HistoryDeaf Literature TranslationDeaf PoeticsSigned Literature PerformanceWritten Poetry
The poetry of Dorothy (“Dot”) Miles is enjoying a revival after a brief period of lessened interest in the years immediately following her death in 1993. Dot was an accomplished poet who composed poetry in BSL and also in English. An anthology of her work “Bright Memory” has recently been published by the British Deaf History Society. This collection includes the poems she wrote in English, as well as English translations of the poems she composed in BSL. There is also now renewed interest in her BSL poems, and a collection of recordings of her performances is underway.
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