Orphans by Raymond Luczak
The description at YouTube:
Why do so many Deaf people seem so clannish? In this clip, Raymond Luczak explains why in a poem from his book MUTE (A Midsummer Night’s Press). Naturally, it’s subtitled for those who don’t know American Sign Language (ASL).
I’m putting this in the Spoken Word category even though it’s clearly unspoken word. For more on the poet, check out his website. Luczak is also a filmmaker, with two documentaries and two ASL storytelling collections under his belt. Thanks to Nic at Voice Alpha, a blog devoted to the art and science of reading poetry, for this great find.
Wow! Thank you for highlighting my poem. I was *very* surprised to learn about this site, so I’m very honored to be chosen like this.
There’s another poem called “Jules” at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2RH926KEa4
I will be uploading a brand-new poem called “Dupont Circle, 3 A.M.” on YouTube later this week. Be on the lookout for it at http://www.youtube.com/deafwoof
Thank you again for “listening”!
Hey, thanks for stopping by. The honor is all mine. I’ll be sure to subscribe to your channel on YouTube so I can keep up with your work.
Dave:
Thank you again for your kind words.
Raymond
I was glad to stumble upon this site, and find so many great poets I admire, such as Raymond on here. Thanks Dave for doing this.