Podcast Outline
Apr 28, 2021
- Research Topic: Sign Language Poetry
- Proposals:
Is sign language/performance poetry as effective as spoken poetry?
Can sign language/performance poetry still effectively portray a poem’s meaning?
Does sign language poetry changes the meaning of a poem that was originally spoken?
- What is Sign Language Poetry
Performance poetry
Body Language
- Poems
Bob Holman — performance poetry
Edgar Allen Poe — The Sleeper
Sonnet 73 — Shakespeare
- Forms
Repetition
Imagery
Facial expressions — (sign language poetry)
- Topics
What it is
Comparisons to spoken poetry
Adding new signs for their interpretation
- What I want people to learn
Poetry doesn’t have to be spoken to get it’s meaning heard
Performance poetry is just as effective as spoken poetry
- Resources
