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Kay Channon in Conversation with Kizzy Wade. Activist, Analyst and Artist of Words.
February 23, 2021 - by Kay Channonhttps://soundcloud.com/kay-channon/interview-with-kizzy-22112020-dao Please forgive any changes in audio quality. I cannot afford professional recording equipment or a home studio. Using headphones will improve the clarity of the interview. Kizzy’s poems are provided in text format as they were performed during the interview within this blog, in case you wish to revisit any. ...

love for all curated by gobscure
February 11, 2021 - by gobscureDear all, We would like to share a token of our love, curated by gobscure, and brought to life by their diverse crew. recipes for love is a collection of artworks, recipes and letters for you, and those you love. Find them online here: https://thenewbridgeproject.com/events/recipes-for-love/ Some of you may ...

Crippen says it’s time to stop this backwards slide!
January 12, 2021 - by Crippen2020 was a year that most of us would prefer to forget, whether due to the Covid pandemic or the abysmal way in which disabled people been scapegoated by this Neo-conservative government.
Disability Arts Online ·
2 track e.p. from project of the same name, which including touring show of the same name-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8IAzxpps5k
The Highgate Challenge on extinction actually got 3 poems out of me. I was able later to link in with Extinction Rebellion Tower Hamlets and contribute a video sequence to one of their fundraisers during lock down. Delighted to present it here. My co-reader is Jean BaylissThe Challenge – ExtinctionI
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Reader. So what was your beloved family tradition?
642 – 4 Line Poem AKA Family Tradition
He sits with silver spoon in hand waiting for a child’s hand to land upon the starched white table cloth.
She has a pen within her head writing unkind words that people said. Insults used to wound
... It goes without saying that 2020 has been a long and difficult year. There are a few positives on the horizon but equally plenty to continue to be worried about. We've been doing our best at Disability Arts Online to try to support artists from within our communities. We're all
... Possible All Along is an exhibition of work by thirteen Leeds artists. Other than place, their connection is that they are all disabled artists, which might be considered a flimsy premise for an exhibition. But thinking about this year and the concerns amongst disabled artists that we are becoming
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A little over 12 months ago I read an article on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and wrote a poem in preparation for the last election (December 12th 2019 fact fans). I had the chance to deliver it a couple of times at spoken word events and also turned
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One thing I do, from time to time, in spoken word events is present something simple and topical based on my own prejudices. I published this on social media at the time. it may not work so well on the page so many months after the event but DAO is
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provoked 2 madness by the brutality of wealth e.p.
January 6, 2021 - by gobscure
The Challenge – Extinction
January 5, 2021 - by Richard Downes
642 – 4 Line Poem AKA Family Tradition
December 30, 2020 - by Richard Downes
A big thank you to everyone who has supported Disability Arts Online over the years
December 23, 2020 - by Colin Hambrook
Possible All Along
December 22, 2020 - by Gill Crawshaw
12 Months On……
December 20, 2020 - by Richard Downes
100 Meters; I Wanna Be Like Paul Crowther
December 15, 2020 - by Richard Downes