Latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist / Poet Podcast) features the wonderful Kay Channon.

Kay Channon is a PhD Student. Her research focuses on re-telling The Hunger Games using the social, personal, and political issues she encountered during Covid 19.  She is also a Disability Arts Online blogger and qualified University Lecturer. She has a passion for philosophy and is a published Poet. Her debut poetry collection The Dark Side of Light was published in 2017. Some of her poems have also appeared in Online Magazines, such as the London Progressive Journal and I am not a silent poet. She is also a trained Makaton Signer and is currently taking online classes to gain a level One British Sign Language award. Outside of her PhD, she reads children’s literature as an Ambassador for Inclusive Minds. This company connects with publishers to seek guidance from those living with disabilities in order to provide a healthy and more accurate reading experience for younger people. Last year she was engaged in webinars with the NHS to raise awareness around complex health conditions and improve patient care.

Useful links:

1. Kay's disability arts online blog: https://disabilityarts.online/blog/author/kay-channon/

2. One of Kay's latest poems:

https://londonprogressivejournal.com/2022/09/02/division/

3. Kay's YouTube channel: (for Makaton signing and my Hunger Games film that have premiered so far with and without subtitles): 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClb5z-wkw4KLuBWveZ_AOcQ