POET PERFORMER
INTERPRETER
Elvire Roberts is a poet from the LGBTQ+ community and works as a signed language interpreter between British Sign Language and English. With her first degree being in Chinese Studies, her writing celebrates the doors that languages and cultures open in our minds and bodies.
Her pamphlet North by Northnorth is published by Five Leaves press.
A collaborative pamphlet Knee to Knee, co-written with Rachel Goodman, is published by Dialect press.
Elvire has worked as a signed language interpreter for nearly 30 years. She is registered with the National Register of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD) and is a Fellow of the Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI). As well as experience in a wide range of domains, Elvire specialises in interpreting in the arts, forensics, LGBTQ+ settings, mental health, social care and research.
Her pamphlet North by Northnorth is published by Five Leaves press.
A collaborative pamphlet Knee to Knee, co-written with Rachel Goodman, is published by Dialect press.
Elvire has worked as a signed language interpreter for nearly 30 years. She is registered with the National Register of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD) and is a Fellow of the Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI). As well as experience in a wide range of domains, Elvire specialises in interpreting in the arts, forensics, LGBTQ+ settings, mental health, social care and research.
