Author: Dorothy Miles
Alternate names: Dorothy "Dot" Miles; Dot Miles; Miles, Dorothy
Born: 1931-08-19
Died: 1993-01-30
Bio: Dorothy "Dot" Miles (née Squire; 19 August 1931 - 30 January 1993) was a Welsh poet and activist in the Deaf community. Throughout her life, she composed her poems in English, British Sign Language, and American Sign Language. Her work laid the foundations for modern sign language poetry in the United States and the United Kingdom. She is regarded as the pioneer of BSL poetry and her work influenced many contemporary deaf poets.