In 2018 I saw Meg Day give a keynote on crip poetics at UPenn. I took strength from that talk last night when defending my work to a critic. (And Ruth Awad is one of the loveliest angels to ever walk the face of the Earth.)
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In a shocking turn of events I am going to be published by Northwestern - and soon! I’m so excited for you to read my essay - well timed, all about the erotics of art and the need for community. My heart will always belong to #DisabiltyPoetics.
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the stars sleep in your dreams
Larry Eigner, from Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability; "July 3 64"
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I hope BlueSky will be the place where Larry gets his due.
My friend Jennifer wrote this super important and under-recognized book on the super important and under-recognized poet Larry Eigner.
Poetry is about getting off the map. And no one is more off the map than crip folks.
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