Before the Rhyme: The Early Words of Cliche’: On My Way to Breaking

by Jymi Cliche

This book is a somewhat chronological collection of poetry from 1992-2006 by Jymi Cliche, the author of "The Godchild" Trilogy who is a transgender, intersex, non-binary, queer, bipolar, complex PTSD survivor, and an artist and rapper from Boston. Jymi's old art from up until 2010 illustrates this book throughout. There are also pictures of him included in the book from the years between 1992-2006 showing his gender transition.

89 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 23, 2020

About the author

Jymi Cliche is a prolific author, visual artist, and spoken word poet from Massachusetts. He has an eclectic taste in books, art, music, and movies. His interests include psychology, human rights, punk, hip-hop, art history, critically acclaimed films, Boston, and spirituality. His books convey his passions. He's lived an unusual life in the mental health system, since childhood, but has learned to cope with his symptoms and has inspired people along the way, especially LGBTQIA folks with mental illness. Jymi spills raw energy into everything he creates and helps people to accept themselves as they are.