[nfb-db] New Member

[Haben Girma]

Hi John,

Regarding your book on international writings, is it limited to any 
particular time period, any particular genre? I'm also curious to know 
if you're upcoming presentation's subject is deafblindness? It's implied 
by the phrase "both worlds," but not directly stated. Subtle.

Wow, so many people from LC. It's a small college, so that's surprising. 
Usually, the only person people know of from LC is Monica Lewinsky. /smile/

No, I haven't yet met Andria Ferree. You'll have to introduce us now. /grin/

best,
Haben

John Lee Clark wrote:
> Hi, Haben and Paul!
>
> Nice to meet you!
>
> Haben, no, I no longer work for Handtype Press, though I still serve as a
> consultant.  They published my chapbook of poems, called Suddenly Slow.
>
> The second book is Deaf American Poetry: An Anthology, which was released
> last week by Gallaudet University Press.  That's the book Ii am busy
> promoting right now.  Next week I am flying to New York to give a series of
> presentations and sell the book.
>
> You'll be interested in knowing that I am working on an international book
> of writings by deaf-blind writers since Sanzan Tani.
>
> Ah, sociology!  That's right down my alley!  One of the presentations Ii am
> giving next week is called "How to Really Have the Best of Both Worlds:
> Identity and Social Power."  I'll be discussing some sociology in that one,
> drawing some ideas from Goffman, Janeway, and Collins.
>
> One of my favorite poets, Stafford, taught at Lewis and Clark and also at
> Reed.  And the woman who is responsible for the Rochester part of my trip
> graduated from Lewis and Clark--Karen Christie, who teaches writing, ASL,
> and Deaf Studies at RIT and NTID.  I am looking forward to meeting her in
> person for the first time.
>
> Hey, do you happen to know Andria Ferree?
>
> John 
>
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> Dear John,
>
> Nice to meet you! My name is Haben and I am a student at Lewis & Clark 
> College in Portland, Oregon. I'm studying sociology and anthropology at 
> the moment. Though deafblind since early childhood, I'm very new to the 
> deafblind community. I just joined a Deaf-Blind group in Oregon.
>
> I've actually heard of you before. I came across yorr name when buying a 
> book from Handtype Press. Do you still work as an editor there? What are 
> your two books?
>
> Best,
> Haben
>
> John Lee Clark wrote:
>   
>> Hello, all!
>>
>> Several months ago I joined NFB through the Writers Division.  Someone on
>> their list let me know that there is also a DB Division, but at that time
>>     
> I
>   
>> was too busy with work to check it out.  But here I am now!
>>
>> My name is John Lee Clark, and I am second generation deaf-blind.  My
>>     
> father
>   
>> is the current vice president of AADB.  I live in St. Paul, Minnesota,
>>     
> with
>   
>> my wife and three sons.  Until very recently, I worked as director of
>> Communication Facilitator Service.  Right now, I am debating whether to
>>     
> take
>   
>> a similar job with another company or go to graduate school.  These days,
>>     
> I
>   
>> am busy writing and promoting my two books.
>>
>> I look forward to meeting all of you on this list!
>>
>> John
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