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Bio

White, disabled, and genderqueer, Eli Clare lives near Lake Champlain in unceded Abenaki territory (also known as Vermont) where he writes and proudly claims a penchant for rabble-rousing. He has written two books of essays, the award-winning Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure and Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberationand a collection of poetryThe Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion. His next book, a mixed genre volume titled Unfurl, will be released in July, 2025. Additionally he has been published in dozens of journals and anthologies.

Eli works as a traveling poet, storyteller, and social justice educator. Since 2008, he has spoken, taught, trained, and consulted (both in-person and remotely) at well over 150 conferences, community events, and colleges across the United States and Canada. He currently serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center and is also a Disability Futures Fellow (funded by the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation). Among other pursuits, he has walked across the United States for peace, coordinated a rape prevention program, and helped organize the first ever Queer Disability Conference.

CV

For a complete listing of Eli’s publications and where he has worked, see his CV as a downloadable PDF.

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Head shot of a man with pale skin, short reddish hair and glasses, and an earring in one ear. Behind him is some driftwood.

When using this photo, please credit Samuel Lurie. Feel free to crop as needed. Download high-resolution image of Eli

A man with short red hair, glasses, and pale skin kneels by a tree at the side of a body of water. He holds branches with red leaves in his arms. A blue blanket is on the ground by him.

This image is a painting of Eli by Riva Lehrer. You’re welcome to use this painting in publicity related to Eli’s work. If you do so, credit Riva Lehrer. Download high-resolution image of Riva’s painting