Karyn Lie-NielsenVOICE*Listen to Audio Version.Trembling against my hands Cat has the same voice. Mother says it’s ear waves. Vibrations. or "finish" in sign language. When I open my mouth my mother holds me quick * * * HOW I LEARNED TO TALKListen to Audio Version.1. 2.
*Handbuzz and Other Poems from which these poems are taken is review in this issue of Wordgathering.
Karyn Lie-Nielsen lives in mid-coast Maine where she writes poetry, short stories, and personal essays. Her work has appeared both online and in printed journals. Handbuzz and Other Voices, her first book, is the 2015 winner of the Damfino Press Afternoonified Chapbook contest. Raised by deaf parents, she has taught American Sign Language, worked as an interpreter for the Deaf, and performed with the National Theater of the Deaf. She holds an MFA from the University of Maine’s Stonecoast Writing Program. Visit karynlie-nielsen.com to see some of her ASL translations. |