Update on the search for disabled poets writing for children: still a whole lot of nothing, a lot of brick walls. But I'll keep up the search.
An NT absolutely would have given up weeks ago
What's become apparent though, is that poetry is majorly lagging behind other genres. I can find disabled authors in picture books, Middle Grade novels and YA - not loads by any means, but a fair few. But there's almost nothing for poetry. Why has children's poetry lagged behind?
To place this lack of findings in context, I know over 300 disabled poets writing for adults, writing in over a dozen languages around the globe. But I have yet to surpass single digits in terms of disabled poets writing with a younger audience in mind.
So far, I've consulted over 200 organisations, libraries, and children's literature ambassadors. Almost everybody has said 'there should be some disabled children's poets, but I can't think of any.'
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