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The Disability Visibility Project is an ongoing effort. The podcast, launched in 2017, includes over 80 episodes, each with an open and honest reflection of the experiences of the disability community. [5] Topics range from video games, climate change, poetry, immigration, intersectionality, design, violence, mental health, to entrepreneurship ...
Leroy F. Moore Jr. is an African American writer, poet, and community activist. He was born November 2, 1967, in New York City. [1] [2] He is one of the founders of Krip Hop. Moore and his counterparts Rob DA' Noise Temple and Keith Jones started Krip Hop, a movement that uses hip-hop music as a means of expression for people with disabilities. [3]
The Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest was created in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Arts under chairman Dana Gioia and The Poetry Foundation.The contest seeks to promote the art of performing poetry, by awarding cash prizes to participating schools.
Stephen Kuusisto is an American poet who is known for his work on depicting disabilities, specifically blindness. He is a professor at Syracuse University, where he teaches poetry and creative non-fiction.
Marcus was born on January 3, 1954, in White Plains, New York. [6] [1] He developed generalised dystonia when he was eight years old.[7]According to Carrie Sandhal's entry in the Encyclopedia of American Disability History, "Marcus was born on January 3, 1954, in White Plains, New York, but spent his childhood in Ojai, California.
How early poems like the Illiad were transmitted to audiences is not clear. Modern poetry readings only became popular in the last half of the twentieth century, at least in the United States, with stars like Dylan Thomas and Robert Frost. Live poetry reading competitions, called poetry slams and beginning in the 1980s, also remain popular.
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The Library of Congress produces a guide to American poetry inspired by the 9/11 attacks, including anthologies and books dedicated to the subject. [33] [34] Robert Pinsky has a special place in American poetry as he was the poet laureate of the United States for three terms. [35] No other poet has been so honored.