Raymond Luczak | deafwoof
@raymondluczak.com
Deaf gay Yooper writer and editor. 40+ books published. 25+ plays performed. 3 full-length DVDs produced. Perpetually inquisitive in Minneapolis, MN. raymondluczak.com
Honored to have three Lake Superior poems in @raymondluczak.com’s marvelous new anthology FEET IN THE WAVES from Modern History Press. It features work from @sheilapacka.com, @paulacisco177.bsky.social, Margaret Hasse, and many others. Look for upcoming readings in Michigan and Minnesota!
Animals Out-There W-i-l-d: A Bestiary in English and ASL Gloss by @raymondluczak.com (@unboundedition.bsky.social, 2024) Substrate by Jim Powell (@pantheonbooks.bsky.social, 2009) Disorder by Vanesha Pravin (@uchicagopress.bsky.social, 2015)
Check out Part 3 of our Revel No. 3 Gold List--eight more books to bear in mind! #booklover #readinglist #writingcommunity #bibliophile #readingcommunity #books
Today my new book of poems IRONHOOD is published! Here’s the clip of my poem “How Late the Night”! (The order link is right underneath the video on YouTube.) youtu.be/9wtx3U9pHPQ
IRONHOOD: "How Late the Night"
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Yay! A poem in ASL from my new book IRONHOOD! www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9wP...
IRONHOOD: "The Watchdog"
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During the month of September, enjoy 45% off ALL @gallaudetpress.bsky.social titles, including my own books published by GUP. Why 45%? This year marks the Press’s 45th anniversary! Come browse gupress.gallaudet.edu and use the promo code AWARE45 at checkout. (Thanks.)
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Beep beep! @wordgathering.bsky.social has posted a most lovely review of three (yes, THREE) of my poetry books! wordgathering.com/vol18/vol18i...
Chlorophyll: Poems about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; Lunafly; and Far from Atlantis(Raymond Luczak) – Wordgathering
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Oh, look! A new poem by yours truly in @rogueagent.bsky.social! www.rogueagentjournal.com/rluczak-4
Raymond Luczak — RogueAgent
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To close out #NationalPoetryMonth, be sure to watch @raymondluczak.com poem “9 months” from ONCE UPON A TWIN! Scan the QR code or visit the link below. Swipe for more info on the book, including how you can get your copy at 30% off (with free domestic shipping). The sale ends today! gu.live/tLvuf
Check out my friend’s response to creating a new short film within a very short timeframe! youtu.be/NDhdcw0ny0U
Taketh Not - 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Entry
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Tomorrow night!
Raymond Luczak | deafwoof@raymondluczak.com · last yr.For those of you keen on learning more about #ASL #gloss #poetry, please save the date of April 10 for a visual discussion of ANIMALS OUT-THERE W-I-L-D (published by @unboundedition.bsky.social) via this link: www.uppaa.org/event/book-c...
Hello, everyone! Here's the trailer for my next #book THE #LANGUAGE OF #HOME! It comes out in May from @gallaudetpress.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=26-5...
THE LANGUAGE OF HOME (trailer)
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A friendly reminder ... Oh, look! A surprise call for submissions for a brand-new poetry anthology featuring d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing writers! (Deadline: April 15, 2025.) handtype.com/cfs/index.html
About HANDTYPE PRESS
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I'm very pleased to announce the second slate for the CHAPS Poetry Series. (The chapbooks are expected to ship out within the next ten days.) www.squaresandrebels.com/chaps/index....
![[ID: Three book covers are placed in a single row. The first book on the left shows a thick dark blue-gray frame containing a rectangular B&W photograph of a white man looking away from us while showing his left shoulder blade with a lyre tattoo there. The title and author’s name are in white and in the upper right corner of the photograph: ARKANSAS LUGGAGE | Ed Madden. The second book in the middle shows a thick terra-cotta frame containing a color photograph of a desolate rural landscape with a row of shrubby trees far in the distance, and with the colors of wheat and brown closer to us. The title in dark brown is centered at the top of the photograph: THE GREAT OCEAN OF THE PLAINS. The author’s name in white is centered at the bottom of the photograph: David Cummer. The third book on the right shows a thick dull pastel pink frame containing a color photograph of a scruffy-looking barefooted male dancer wearing a loose shirt and jeans as he angles his arms straight up and out while bending his body sideways in an arc against a gray background. The title and author’s name are in white: OTHER DANCES | David Rutiezer. Below the three book covers are the Squares & Rebels logo (a solid red square tilted atop a row of vertical black stripes) on the left with the text CHAPS POETRY SERIES | an imprint of SQUARES & REBELS, and the text on the right in both red and black: THE SECOND SLATE | SPRING 2025.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wjkumirdsvonzk7ri5pnbq62/bafkreigedwgjus7emwt7mwbqigon5r4qjm6ujw537golig7ygjekfvqacu)
For those of you keen on learning more about #ASL #gloss #poetry, please save the date of April 10 for a visual discussion of ANIMALS OUT-THERE W-I-L-D (published by @unboundedition.bsky.social) via this link: www.uppaa.org/event/book-c...
Book Club - Animals Out-There W-I-L-D: A Bestiary in English and ASL Gloss with Raymond Luczak - UPPAA
Join us for UP Notable Book Club with host Evelyn Gathu and guest Raymond Luczak as we talk about Animals Out-There W-I-L-D: A Bestiary in English and ASL Gloss Continue reading
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In case you haven't seen this before ... youtu.be/GhzwrRrYwdo?...
ANIMALS OUT-THERE W-I-L-D: On ASL Gloss
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Oh, look! A surprise call for submissions for a brand-new poetry anthology featuring d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing writers! (Deadline: April 15, 2025.) handtype.com/cfs/index.html
Happy Valentine’s Day! Please know that even if you are single, someone out there loves you as you are. HUGS.
A new article about #DinnerTableSyndrome and my latest anthology! gallaudet.edu/english/dinn...
“Dinner Table Syndrome” anthology features contributions from faculty and alumni | English | Gallaudet University
Growing up as the only Deaf person in a hearing family of nine children, Raymond Luczak, ’88, always felt left out at mealtime. Everyone was chattering
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Here are two quick snapshots of the eponymous poem of my book ANIMALS OUT-THERE W-I-L-D--one in English and the other in ASL gloss! (The book is published by @unboundedition.bsky.social.)
![[ID: The square graphic is bordered with a yellow-orange and a thin bright orange with a warm brown square centered showing the following text in both white and yellow orange:
Do not speak.
Finger to the lips.
A voice
is noise.
Watch these — my hands — and ask nothing.
Eloquence will come to you soon enough.
RAYMOND LUCZAK
from “Wild Animals Out-There” (English)
in Animals Out-There W-i-l-d
UNBOUND (ed.)
Unbound Edition Press®]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wjkumirdsvonzk7ri5pnbq62/bafkreicgcxq6oant2zn4mdw5wulehacxw5mx2rkpacjvjgqxozu26wi25y)
![[ID: The square graphic is bordered with a warm brown and a thin yellow-orange with a bright green square centered showing the following text in both white and warm brown:
speak finish-finish-finish
{finger-to-the-lips}
voice what
noise-bang-noise-bang
watch-me sign-sign you-confuse worry not
visual mind-pop-up soon will”
RAYMOND LUCZAK
from “Wild Animals Out-There” (ASL Gloss)
in Animals Out-There W-i-l-d
UNBOUND (ed.)
Unbound Edition Press®]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wjkumirdsvonzk7ri5pnbq62/bafkreigckknt4vwz5bfrmnyeiztghrrtvazkrpz3erbw7nshvnu4dq3ua4)
Today I choose to make a little art by writing a brand-new play for the first time in five years.
Hey friends in the DC/MD/VA area: I’ll be giving a #poetry #reading in #ASL on Thursday January 16th! Please register and come! (Thank you.) acw.wildapricot.org/event-5987986
Arts Club of Washington - Poetry Reading: Raymond Luczak
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On Monday January 13th from 6 to 7:15 pm, I'll perform some poems in ASL (with Tolly Tolman voice interpreting) at the Edie Windsor SAGE Center 705 7th Avenue, 15th Floor (between 27th and 28th Streets), New York, NY. The poet Sarah Sarai will host. Hope to see ya there!
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Yay!!! ONE last #ASL gloss #poem ("Toad") from ANIMALS OUT-THERE W-I-L-D (published by @unboundedition.bsky.social) ... #deaf #poetry #signlanguage youtu.be/tDmjURHVRHk
ANIMALS OUT-THERE W-I-L-D: "Toad"
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Oh! My book ANIMALS OUT-THERE W-I-L-D: A BESTIARY IN ENGLISH AND ASL GLOSS just got listed as one of the Top Ten U.P. Notable Book of the Year for 2024! www.uppaa.org/2025/01/02/9...
2025 U.P. Notable Books List honors the year’s best U.P. authors and their books - UPPAA
Spread the loveMARQUETTE, MI (January 2nd, 2025)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 6th Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA Notable Books chairman ...
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Hey, friends and acquaintances in the NYC area! @bradwalrond.bsky.social and I will be giving an in-person reading on Tues January 14th at 7 p.m. (Yes, the event will be ASL- and voice-interpreted!) Please RSVP here: poetshouse.org/event/new-wo...
New Works: Raymond Luczak and Brad Walrond
1/14: Join us for a night of readings from Raymond Luczak and Brad Walrond on ASL gloss and afrofuturism.
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First thoughts on @raymondluczak.com's compilation of #deaf writing on dinner table syndrome: #dinnertablesyndrome is often part of a bigger system of family dysfunction Audism is driven by control Learning #ASL is not enough There are a lot of amazing d/Deaf writers I need to read
I'll Tell You Later: Deaf Survivors of Dinner Table Syndrome | Handtype Press, LLC
For centuries, Deaf people were expected to sit quietly at the table when their hearing families shared a meal. Some might have asked the person sitting nearby, “What are they saying?” The usual respo...
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![[Image description: A black-and-white photograph heavily tinted in red showing a middle-aged white man with a beard and a Santa hat and a plaid shirt opened to his white undershirt smiling back at us while sitting on a sofa. The picture has a heavy black vignette border.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wjkumirdsvonzk7ri5pnbq62/bafkreic4tjwdcmekbhvjrrz7q5lj22x45oufxp7x5tzz2u363ooefd4dty)