In Praise of Despair - Disability Pride Anthology
IN PRAISE OF DESPAIR - Disability Pride Anthology of Poetry & Art (C) 2025 Beyond The Veil Press - OUR 10th ANTHOLOGY! 116 pages, full color featuring nearly 70 disabled writers and artists from around the world. (excerpts) I was born with an apology taped to the roof of my mouth an apology for this body I never asked for but now asks me to stay - Amy Craig, Apology When I whill around, my spoonie friends wanna know if they can slide in, so we can all roll deep. - Maxwell Joy Moore, When I Whill Around till the pavements widen and ramps rise to curbs. Until the lifts work and the sea parts and my body is no longer a sin to be forgiven. - Chloë Clarke, Hands are just hands, not antennas to god Once you have survived, outlasted all destruction, emerge from the dark with your glittering soul, and rise - George Hoqqanen, In Praise of Despair