As a child of deaf adults (CODA), Pia Taavila first learned to communicate when her deaf father fingerspelled the names of toys in her crib and her mother showed her the signs for objects in picture books. From this primary visual orientation, in combination with her own innate sense of imagery, Taavila crafted the lush verse featured in "Moon on the Meadow: Collected Poems." Taavila uses the graphic power of her poetry to evoke emotions about all aspects of existence love, loss of love, family, death, and desire feelings elicited through a lens attuned to the simple beauty of the...
As a child of deaf adults (CODA), Pia Taavila first learned to communicate when her deaf father fingerspelled the names of toys in her crib and her...