signmetaphor | BSL poem "Two Communities" by John Wilson @signmetaphor | Uploaded May 2015 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Deaf poet John Wilson's signed poem (in British Sign Language) "Two Communities" tells of a mining disaster that involves some deaf miners, and the effect it has on their loved ones above ground. The poem is inspired by, adapted from, or retold after the English language poem 'Explosion' by Philip Larkin. It was performed in a studio at the Centre for Deaf Studies in Bristol University in 2010
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. A full translation and commentary on the poem and its features is available at: signinghandsacrossthewater.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/johnwilsontwocommunities.pdf
Deaf poet John Wilson's signed poem (in British Sign Language) "Two Communities" tells of a mining disaster that involves some deaf miners, and the effect it has on their loved ones above ground. The poem is inspired by, adapted from, or retold after the English language poem 'Explosion' by Philip Larkin. It was performed in a studio at the Centre for Deaf Studies in Bristol University in 2010
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. A full translation and commentary on the poem and its features is available at: signinghandsacrossthewater.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/johnwilsontwocommunities.pdf
