Eli's Books
Brilliant Imperfection, The Marrow’s Telling , and Exile and Pride are read by academics and activists alike. One reader says, “Eli’s poetry and prose rush through my heart like a mighty river.”
- Brilliant Imperfection
Eli Clare uses memoir, history, and critical analysis to explore cure–the deeply held belief that body-minds considered broken need to be fixed. (Read more.)
- The Marrow’s Telling
A collection of poetry and prose spanning 15 years, The Marrow's Telling: Words in Motion explores how bodies carry history and identity over time, embracing both contradiction and repetition. (Read more.)
- Exile and Pride
First published in 1999, this book of essays established Eli Clare as one of the leading writers on the intersections of queerness and disability. (Read more.)