Scars in disability culture poetry: towards connection

In this article I present a sample of US disability culture poems and their treatment of scars in order to re-evaluate the status of the wound in disability culture. I argue that instead of becoming a sign of melancholic identification with a victim position, these scar poems speak with a different imaginary, one that aims at connection rather than isolation and a focus on the individual body. With this the article adds to our understanding of disability culture aesthetics.