OK, there isn't really a society of deaf poets. I just couldn't resist the pun. But ASL-signed deaf performance poetry appears to be flourishing in the US, if this article is anything to go by. Some deaf poets perform without a translator. Peter Cook, who was interviewed for the article, uses a translator when he has a hearing audience because he believes "it's important to reach them and show what ASL poetry is all about".

You can watch a video of Peter performing his own poetry on The Museum of American Poetics website.

I've spent some time trying to find comprehensive information on BSL poetry but, as far as I can gather, that information isn't all collected together in one place anywhere. But we definitely do have some BSL poets in the UK. There's an article on page 3 of the Bristol University June 2005 newsletter which might help if you're searching for more information on this subject yourself.