Author of SUDDENLY SLOW: POEMS and editor of DEAF AMERICAN POETRY: An Anthology and DEAF LIT EXTRAVAGANZA. Homeschooling Dad of three. Knitter of blankets.
This collection of essays from one of the country’s leading voices on issues facing the signing community appears at a time of troubling trends and exciting new developments. Filled with startling observations and unapologetic assertions, Where I Stand challenges and broadens readers’ understanding of an important but often overlooked community.
This celebration of short stories, poems, and essays gives us a glimpse into the Deaf signing community, something that literature by hearing authors featuring deaf characters has rarely done. Even in pieces that are about just one Deaf person, readers get a powerful sense of life in one of the most vibrant and least understood communities.