by Stephen Kuusisto (Nationally-known poet and disability advocate Stephen Kuusisto writes the “Planet of the Blind” blog on WordPress. The following is his post there from July 2.) Because this is “Disability Pride Month” and owing to my own disability I must reveal I’m not “feeling it” as they say. Don’t get …
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Stephen Kuusisto, A Voice Worth Hearing
by Kevin Burton If you’re interested in disability rights, the name of Stephen Kuusisto is one you need to know if you don’t already. The latest honor to come his way: He has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry. Syracuse University, where Kuusisto works, made the announcement in a press release …
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