Philosophy
with
the visually
impaired
the goal
is
they do not dwell on
their loss
and
overcome
impairment, function at optimum
social mandates
the maximal use of vision
to fulfill
a
classification
the actual damage
can be
arbitrary
*Source text for this erasure: Jose, Randall T., Ed. Understanding Low Vision. American Foundation for the Blind, 1983, p. 62.
Substitute for Ego
lack of sight diminishes the ability to
test reality instead
i turn to fantasy
impressions
substitute for
what is happening
conflict
not speaking in the first person
tense feelings
hidden agenda
A successful interaction
requires
confrontation
*Source text for this erasure: Jose, Randall T., Ed. Understanding Low Vision. American Foundation for the Blind, 1983, p. 51.
Jill Khoury is interested in the intersection of poetry, visual art, gender, and disability. She holds an MFA from The Ohio State University and edits Rogue Agent, a journal of embodied poetry and art. She has written two chapbooks—Borrowed Bodies (Pudding House, 2009) and Chance Operations (Paper Nautilus, 2016). Her debut full-length collection, Suites for the Modern Dancer, was released in 2016 from Sundress Publications. Find her at jillkhoury.com.