Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back Michael McCarthy Cecilia McGovern was born in

Cecilia McGovern was born in County Mayo and has lived in Dublin all her adult life

On his travels Cope finds a multiplicity of wells with a variety of functions

entertaining and occasionally flamboyant memoir is a testament to a generous talent dedicated to poetry and to life

Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature at University College Dublin

this is a story that will be talked about for years to come

Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back Michael McCarthy Cecilia McGovern was born inSandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman co edit Stairs and Whispers: D deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back, a ground breaking anthology examining the poetics of disabled and D deaf cultures. With contributions that span Vispo to Surrealism, and range from hard hitting political commentary to intimate lyrical pieces these poets refuse to perform or inspire according to tired old narratives. Five years after the seminal U. S. anthology, Beauty