Exciting news! I’ll be performing VV at Shambala Festival this August! And who else will be there? Zoë McWhinney ! We’ll both be showcasing our VV talents. Saturday 29th August – VV showcase Sunday 30th August – VV Workshop Check out the website to learn more and grab your tickets! – Click Here
I’m working with Northern Ireland artist Paula as part of an artist exchange programme, and it has been fantastic collaborating and sharing our creative skills. Here is a short video where we share our thoughts and ideas for future collaborations, bringing together poetry and VV skills in new and exciting ways. Click Here
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Celebrating Deaf Creativity at Phoenix Some-Antics: Literary Leicester Special We’re excited to highlight an inspiring evening of creativity, community, and accessibility at the Phoenix Art Centre in Leicester. As part of the Literary Leicester programme, this special edition of Some-Antics brings together spoken word, music, and Visual Vernacular performance in one vibrant space. The event features BSL Poet Laureate Ishtiaq Hussain winner 2025 performing Ish’s VV World, showcasing the power of Visual Vernacular and Deaf
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As the BDA’s BSL Poet Laureate, our very own Ishtiaq Hussain, Director of Deafscope, performed at the BSL Conference 2025! By chance, Tanisha, an RSLI, was also working at the event. Throughout the conference, they had the chance to watch inspiring speakers from around the world, each sharing unique perspectives and experiences. They also met and chatted with so many interesting people from across the Deaf and interpreting communities. Check out their vlog for a
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As the BDA’s BSL Poet Laureate, our very own Ishtiaq Hussain, Director of Deafscope, had the incredible opportunity to perform at Glastonbury! He shared his winning piece on both the Cabaret and the Poetry & Words stages. In this vlog, Ishtiaq and Tanisha take you behind the scenes to share their unforgettable Glastonbury experience. Enjoy watching!
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British Deaf Association reveals the UK’s 2025 British Sign Language Poet Laureate The British Deaf Association (BDA) is proud to announce the winner of its third annual British Sign Language (BSL) Poet Laureate competition. The BSL Poet Laureate competition was first launched by the BDA in 2022 to celebrate the UK’s inaugural National BSL Day—marking the anniversary of BSL’s legal recognition as an indigenous language of Great Britain through the British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022. The competition itself plays an integral
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