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Listening through the Bone: Collected Poems
Gallaudet University Press, 2018 Paper: 978-1-944838-41-6 | eISBN: 978-1-944838-42-3 Library of Congress Classification PS3603.O536A6 2018 Dewey Decimal Classification 811.6
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
I don’t write "with the ear" as most poets do, but with the eye. As Deaf people are apt to do, we become attuned to our world through tactile means, listening through the bone for vibrations, sensing shifts in air currents, recognizing wafting odors, observing fluctuations and reflections of light and movements in the water. In Listening through the Bone, Willy Conley bears witness to life’s moments and renders them into poems that are at once irreverent and tender. His poetry examines life cycles, the natural world, and his experiences as a Deaf individual. It is presented in five parts:
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