Clerc Scar seeks to bring the cultural treasures of the signing community to the reading public. Deaf writers and artists have produced work of the highest quality for over two centuries now, but very little of it has reached beyond the deaf world. We offer appealing and affordable books that aim to, above all, entertain and captivate.

The name Clerc Scar comes from the signing community’s most cherished historical figures: Laurent Clerc. He was a deaf teacher who left his native France in 1816 to help found America’s first school for the deaf. His name sign indicates a scar on his cheek caused by a fall into a fireplace when he was a boy. “Scar” is also a reference to the sign that means “My mind was scarred, but in a good way!”

The Publishers

The publishers of Clerc Scar are the deaf-blind poet John Lee Clark and the deaf cartoonist Adrean Clark. John is the author of the chapbook Suddenly Slow: Poems and he edited the groundbreaking anthology Deaf American Poetry. Adrean Clark has published two titles, 8 Ways to Be Deaf, a comic book, and The Census Taker and Other Deaf Humor, a collection of short written humor pieces. They live in St. Paul, Minnesota, with their three sons.

Accessibility

We at Clerc Scar strive to make all of our products available in any accessible format for the print-disabled reader. Send requests for alternative formats or any accessibility concerns to editor@clercscar.com.

*Photo by Kelly Holt