signmetaphor | BSL poem "Earhquake" by Johanna Mesch @signmetaphor | Uploaded May 2015 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
Deaf poet Johanna Mesch’s signed poem (in British Sign Language) "Earthquake" tells of the destruction of cities by violent forces. Or does it?
The poems in this channel are part of the collection made as the University of Bristol Sign Language Poetry Anthology with the aim to study metaphor in sign language poetry. The poem is discussed in the book Introducing sign language literature folklore and creativity, by Rachel Sutton-Spence and Michiko Kaneko, published by Palgrave press.
Deaf poet Johanna Mesch’s signed poem (in British Sign Language) "Earthquake" tells of the destruction of cities by violent forces. Or does it?
The poems in this channel are part of the collection made as the University of Bristol Sign Language Poetry Anthology with the aim to study metaphor in sign language poetry. The poem is discussed in the book Introducing sign language literature folklore and creativity, by Rachel Sutton-Spence and Michiko Kaneko, published by Palgrave press.
