Pittsburgh Live/Ability: Conversations in Poetry and Prose
Pittsburgh Live/Ability: Encounters in Poetry and Prose is a literary collection that reflects the realities of life for Pittsburghers with disabilities. It is the creative culmination of two years of work between 11 multilingual, multiply disabled, and multiply abled Pittsburgh writers and 11 Pittsburghers with disabilities. The anthology is an intimate collaboration recounting what it means to translate oneself into an abled world, and the dynamic and textured diversity of lives pursued in our city.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2022
2. On Trigger Warnings
In this collection, trigger warnings will be provided for two pieces: “Learning to Dream Again: Anne Alter’s Life with Schizo-phrenia” and "A Swirling, Lingering Storm: Corporal Kevin Craig Nixon."
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15. Freaky Fire Guy
Freaky Fire Guy: A Collaboration by Mark Steidl and Rick St. John
14. A Swirling, Lingering Storm: Corporal Kevin Craig Nixon
A Swirling, Lingering Storm: Corporal Kevin Craig Nixon by Emilio Rodriguez
TRIGGER WARNING
The honest and raw conversations between veterans Kevin Nixon and Emilio R. Rodriguez explore the devastat…
13. Navigating the Roads of Power and Policy: Jessica Benham
Navigating the Roads of Power and Policy: Jessica Benham by Patti Murphy
12. Learning to Dream Again: Anne Alter’s Life with Schizophrenia
Learning to Dream Again: Anne Alter’s Life with Schizophrenia by Jennifer Matesa
TRIGGER WARNING
Anne Alter’s story unpacks the experience of living with a mental illness in a sanist society, where …
11. Paul O’Hanlon: A Driving Force for Accessibility
Paul O’Hanlon: A Driving Force for Accessibility by Jason Irwin
10. Linking Hands: Richard McGann
Linking Hands: Richard McGann by Cristina Hartmann
9. Unsafe for Sensitive Groups: Selene dePackh and Alana Gibbs in Conversation
Unsafe for Sensitive Groups: Selene dePackh and Alana Gibbs in Conversation
8. Ableist Bingo
Ableist Bingo with Safe Spaces by Ava C. Cipri & Heather Tomko
7. The Eyes Have It: Avis Zawadi
The Eyes Have It: Avis Zawadi by Sheila Carter-Jones
6. The Language He Dreams In
The Language He Dreams In: Kenneth DeHaan by Katie Booth
4. Introduction
Introduction: Ellen McGrath Smith, Project Director and Editor
3. Contents
Introduction | Ellen McGrath Smith
Sidria Sings: Sidria Williams | Cameron Barnett
The Language He Dreams In: Kenneth DeHaan | Katie Booth
The Eyes Have It: Avis Zawadi | Sheila Carter-Jones
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