Eli Clare weaves hope, critical analysis, and compassionate storytelling together in his work on disability and queerness/transness, insisting on the twine of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and environmental justice.
Eli Clare
Writer, speaker, activist, teacher, poet.
Book Launch Events
Join Eli Clare for the launch of his new book Unfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and Dreaming.
–October 19th at 6:30 p.m. at Charis Books, Decatur, GA, in conversation with Suzanne Pharr.
–October 21st at 7 p.m. at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
–October 22nd at 7 p.m. at Emory University, Oxford, GA.
–October 24th at 7 p.m. at Perfect Lovers, Durham, NC.
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Whether keynoting a conference, helping build queer disability community, or facilitating an anti-ableism training, Eli brings a poet’s passion for language and an activist’s passion for social justice to his work.
Eli’s groundbreaking books, including his brand new Unfurl: Survivals, Sorrows, and Dreaming, are read by academics and activists alike. They are used frequently in classrooms and passed among friends.
Thought-provoking, compassionate, and challenging, Eli will enliven your classroom, fire up your conference, and educate your organization. Bring him to your community or campus to teach, speak, or train.
Banner image: Eli Clare – Painting by Riva Leher. Photo of Eli at beach by Samuel Lurie. Photo of Eli at the mic by Mengwen Cao.