POETRY IN BRAILLE // Special thanks to State Library Victoria fellows Leisa Shelton and Marisa Sposaro for the (In)Visible Libraries Project that converted my poem 'The Symphony Of The Rainy Night' into Braille for adding to the State Library Collection. This project aims to create greater access to and advocacy for Braille as a living language and to create visual and tactile rich experiences of poetry for All readers. The artist made books of poems on display were produced in original Louis Braille code and the Typed Print was produced from an Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter. The books had the typed poem on archival rice paper to protect the Braille and to create a clear space between each poem followed by the page or pages of poetry in Braille. I also heard poetry by Ren Alessandra and would like to thank the financial supporters Creative Australia and the City of Melbourne for this fabulous initiative. I am so grateful that one of my poems is now recorded in Braille and I would like to encourage other writers, authors, poets and publishers to consider publishing in Braille too! Check out the photos and more details at https://sueellson.com/blog/invisible-libraries-poetry-in-braille-at-state-library-of-victoria/ #invisiblelibraries #braille #poetry #sueellson