For many members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, ASL poetry has become a major creative outlet to express the unique perspectives of being deaf in America. Similarly, slam poetry is an ...

The unique combination of American Sign Language and slam poetry will be featured at the third annual Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam, hosted by the Lovin’ Cup Bistro at Park Point on Jan. 22. The event ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's spoken word without spoken words—ASL SLAM is an open space for poets to perform their work in American Sign Language (ASL).

As Kumar Singh takes the stage at The Venue in Orlando, some audience members are still finishing their conversations. Singh rallies the crowd and makes a plea for a round of applause. Most of the ...

Standing in line on the sidewalk in front of the Nuyorican Poets Café is usually a time of sensory overload. The performance space, located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, is best known for ...

Heat and haze stick around Thursday with feels-like temperatures up to 105 degrees. A Code Orange air quality alert is in effect. by Christy Calcagno, Circa News NEW YORK (CIRCA) -ASL Slam is an "open ...

Douglas Ridloff takes the stage ready to share one of his poems: “Symbiosis.” It isn’t a typical piece of slam poetry. Ridloff, who is deaf, is sharing all his work in American Sign Language with a ...

In light of Deaf History Month, which runs from March 13 to April 15, members of the Deaf community have been celebrating their rich culture and history. Deaf history is filled with accomplishments, ...

Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre will host a variety of curated audience events and accessibility services for Elephant Shoes, the new musical with a soaring contemporary score and an immersive ...

There’s a lot more than drag-queen bingo and karaoke on the entertainment menu at Hamburger Mary’s; at the end of each month, the bar is transformed into a space where members of the deaf community ...