Tag: blind

  • New Poem in Wordgathering!

    The Winter 2025-2026 issue of Wordgathering is here! And it contains some lovely work by talented writers and artists! The issue features a joyful and enthusiastic opening letter by our Editor-in-Chief, Diane R. Wiener; she extols the issue’s contents and heralds upcoming ventures. I’m excited that my poem “The one with the dog” makes its…

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  • “Remaking the Ideal Teacher” published in How We Get to Next!

    Today my essay, “Remaking the Ideal Teacher,” goes live in the Disability Futures series of How We Get to Next. This piece is among a series of essays written by disabled writers and curated by Kenny Fries. Here’s how my piece begins: Two weeks into my summer writing course, I stare down a class of rowdy…

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  • “I Am Reading, I Am Read” published in Wordgathering!

    The March issue of Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature features my essay, “I Am Reading, I Am Read.” This piece is part of the Gatherer’s Blog — a special column where disabled writers talk about the writing life. In my essay, I explore the challenges of learning to read my poetry in…

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About Me

Emily K. Michael is a blind poet, musician, and writing instructor. She serves as the poetry editor for Wordgathering at Syracuse University. She is also a poetry mentor in AWP’s Writer to Writer program. Her work focuses on music, embodiment, teaching, and ecology. Emily is passionate about birds, medieval history, singing, and guide dogs.

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