Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back Omikemi Natacha Bryan burn you with the steepness

burn you with the steepness of the morning after or put its long stem-like feet right in the centre of your chest

Sometimes dreamlike

this is the first time his poetry has been collected in English

and a companion anthology

three poets emerged as clear choices: Romalyn Ante

Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back Omikemi Natacha Bryan burn you with the steepnessStairs and Whispers: D deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back, edited by Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman, is a ground breaking anthology examining UK disabled and D deaf poetics. Packed with fierce poetry, essays, photos and links to accessible online videos and audio recordings, it showcases a diversity of opinions and survival strategies for an ableist world. With contributions that span Vispo to Surrealism, and range from hard hitting