Gallaudet University Press, 2022 Paper: 978-1-954622-11-1 | eISBN: 978-1-954622-12-8 Library of Congress Classification PS3562.U2554 Dewey Decimal Classification 814.54
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK In this collection of essays, Raymond Luczak once again offers readers powerful and deeply personal reflections on his experiences as a Deaf gay man. He begins his journey with the printed word where lipreading is not required, and discovers a family of sorts through the writings of Walt Whitman and others; he ventures deeper into the queer community with thoughts on ageism, disability, and radical faeries. Luczak explores the many nuances within the Deaf community and the audist attitudes of hearing people, particularly in the media, and takes a detour into ASL gloss poetry. He speculates on what the Deaf community will look like a century from now and ends with a long bike ride that celebrates the ongoing questions of being a Deaf gay man.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Raymond Luczak is the author and editor of more than twenty books, including Assembly Required: Notes from a Deaf Gay Life; QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology; Flannelwood: A Novel; Compassion, Michigan: The Ironwood Stories; and once upon a twin: poems. He currently edits the literary journal Mollyhouse. An inaugural Zoeglossia Fellow, Luczak lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
REVIEWS
“A must-read book that gives a poignant, sometimes funny, and always fascinating insight into the life of a Deaf gay man. With a clear voice, Raymond Luczak provides a deeply personal account of the joys, sorrows, and insights that come from his fascinating life experience.”
— Lennard J. Davis, author of "My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood with Deafness"
“This exuberant, highly readable collection opens Luczak’s world—both his personal world and his broader worlds as a Deaf gay man, a writer, a creative, and a member of interlinked communities—and invites us to share in celebrating the beauty of his life. These essays speak to me of radical joy, which is a rare, transcendent, and sustaining quality that we as readers need now.”
— Kelly Davio, author of "It’s Just Nerves: Notes on a Disability"
“With A Quiet Foghorn, Raymond Luczak again provides us with the life-sustaining exploration of Deaf and queer life that has characterized all his work. This is a book about the importance of connecting with others, pushing through loneliness and fear to the joy that comes from discovering and sustaining community.”
— Robert McRuer, author of "Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
A Note to the Reader
Of Blood, Born
A Quiet Foghorn
My Truest Home
The World Is Full of Orphans
My Friendship with Loneliness
You’re Too Old for Me
Hands, Romancing
Is Gayness a Disability?
To Lose Is to Live
Dreaming Differently
Chants of Silence
Missed Connections
Seeds of Truth
A Sort of Homecoming
Of Hands, Tendered
The Power of Glances
Touch
Against a Universal Language
A Is for American: A Book Review
Forbidden Fruits in Our Hands
United
The General (Or, Why I Love Silent Films)
“The Complexity of Real Life”: An Interview with Nicolas Philibert
Gallaudet University Press, 2022 Paper: 978-1-954622-11-1 eISBN: 978-1-954622-12-8
In this collection of essays, Raymond Luczak once again offers readers powerful and deeply personal reflections on his experiences as a Deaf gay man. He begins his journey with the printed word where lipreading is not required, and discovers a family of sorts through the writings of Walt Whitman and others; he ventures deeper into the queer community with thoughts on ageism, disability, and radical faeries. Luczak explores the many nuances within the Deaf community and the audist attitudes of hearing people, particularly in the media, and takes a detour into ASL gloss poetry. He speculates on what the Deaf community will look like a century from now and ends with a long bike ride that celebrates the ongoing questions of being a Deaf gay man.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Raymond Luczak is the author and editor of more than twenty books, including Assembly Required: Notes from a Deaf Gay Life; QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology; Flannelwood: A Novel; Compassion, Michigan: The Ironwood Stories; and once upon a twin: poems. He currently edits the literary journal Mollyhouse. An inaugural Zoeglossia Fellow, Luczak lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
REVIEWS
“A must-read book that gives a poignant, sometimes funny, and always fascinating insight into the life of a Deaf gay man. With a clear voice, Raymond Luczak provides a deeply personal account of the joys, sorrows, and insights that come from his fascinating life experience.”
— Lennard J. Davis, author of "My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood with Deafness"
“This exuberant, highly readable collection opens Luczak’s world—both his personal world and his broader worlds as a Deaf gay man, a writer, a creative, and a member of interlinked communities—and invites us to share in celebrating the beauty of his life. These essays speak to me of radical joy, which is a rare, transcendent, and sustaining quality that we as readers need now.”
— Kelly Davio, author of "It’s Just Nerves: Notes on a Disability"
“With A Quiet Foghorn, Raymond Luczak again provides us with the life-sustaining exploration of Deaf and queer life that has characterized all his work. This is a book about the importance of connecting with others, pushing through loneliness and fear to the joy that comes from discovering and sustaining community.”
— Robert McRuer, author of "Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
A Note to the Reader
Of Blood, Born
A Quiet Foghorn
My Truest Home
The World Is Full of Orphans
My Friendship with Loneliness
You’re Too Old for Me
Hands, Romancing
Is Gayness a Disability?
To Lose Is to Live
Dreaming Differently
Chants of Silence
Missed Connections
Seeds of Truth
A Sort of Homecoming
Of Hands, Tendered
The Power of Glances
Touch
Against a Universal Language
A Is for American: A Book Review
Forbidden Fruits in Our Hands
United
The General (Or, Why I Love Silent Films)
“The Complexity of Real Life”: An Interview with Nicolas Philibert
Impositions: On Children of a Lesser God
How I Became a Budding TV Star
No More Savagery, Please: On The Tribe
On Steve Jobs
In the Year 2122
Learning to Breathe
Acknowledgments
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC