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A Deaf Poetics [US]:
BLOB: Why is there no sign for poetry? What is it?

COOKIE MONSTER [aka Peter Cook]: That is not true! Liar! Murderer!! DEMYSTIFICATE! Yes, we do have a sign for poetry! In fact, we [...] have two signs! OK, I gotta get my drink now. <<>slurrrpppp<>>. OK, I'm ready. These two signs have different meanings: one sign for Hearing poetry and one sign for Deaf poetry. The sign for Hearing poetry is a generally traditional sign. The handshape is P (at dominant hand) and flat B (non-dominant hand). The P moves while the B stays. It is almost the same sign as for music. This sign is strongly associated with rhythms/rhyme.

The other sign was created at the Deaf Way Festival at Gallaudet University in 1989 (I think). Every Deaf poet from around the world came and performed together. I remember a meeting where we were discussing that we needed a sign that shows our poetry. Finally, we decided to use this sign: Handshape S, start at the chest then move forward into handshape 5. This sign is similar to Expression. It looks like this: HEART+EXPRESS. So since that festival, we have been spreading that sign. So yes, we have a sign for Deaf poetry!
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