Grant Clauser
@grantclauser.bsky.social
Poet | Teacher | Editor | Walker | Pennsylvanian | Plant-based
Temporary Shelters (2025)
Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven (2020)
Teaches at Rosemont College
Montgomery County Poet Laureate 2010
grantclauser.com
Temporary Shelters (2025)
Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven (2020)
Teaches at Rosemont College
Montgomery County Poet Laureate 2010
grantclauser.com
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A week from Christmas, here are some halfway holiday poems.
The traditional freeze-our-ass-off New Year’s Day hike.
January 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The traditional freeze-our-ass-off New Year’s Day hike.
From my book Temporary Shelters.
January 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
From my book Temporary Shelters.
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Oh dang I'd better post my one NYE poem right quick!
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Bourbon in a Santa Mug by Mitchell Nobis
One time
when the kids were smaller, we came home early from a New Years party at our friends' place because the boys were too little to stay up late, and in those days C often fell asleep next to ...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Oh dang I'd better post my one NYE poem right quick!
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So happy for my friend Cornelius Eady 💛
Very pleased that New York City will have an inaugural poet and such a fine one in the great Cornelius Eady. Poet Elizabeth Alexander of the Mamdani arts and culture transition committee doing good work: “Poets and artists…can say things that politicians can’t say.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n...
‘This Is Our Time’: Acclaimed Poet to Honor Mamdani With Inaugural Poem
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December 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
So happy for my friend Cornelius Eady 💛
Congratulations Sarah
Nice way to start and end a year!
This week for #WelkinWindbackWednesday, "Nine One One" by @sfreligh.bsky.social :
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Congratulations Sarah
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The end of the year is looming, and it's time to take a chance. Click this link to enjoy a randomly selected poem from the Stone Circle archives: stonecirclereview.com/random/
There are almost 300 poems available and each one is a banger. You can't lose!
There are almost 300 poems available and each one is a banger. You can't lose!
a man in a suit and tie is saying that he 'll take his chances
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is saying that he 'll take his chances
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The end of the year is looming, and it's time to take a chance. Click this link to enjoy a randomly selected poem from the Stone Circle archives: stonecirclereview.com/random/
There are almost 300 poems available and each one is a banger. You can't lose!
There are almost 300 poems available and each one is a banger. You can't lose!
This is the face of sincere frustration. Because I won’t let him out to chase a skunk in the dark.
December 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is the face of sincere frustration. Because I won’t let him out to chase a skunk in the dark.
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Great opportunity to pick up some things from the Poets on Poetry series.
In a reading mood heading into 2026?
We’re totally with you! That’s why the @uofmpress.bsky.social holiday sale is still underway.
The promo code HOLIDAY25 is good for 50% off all books through January 4, 2026.
You can browse the catalogue here: www.press.umich.edu
We’re totally with you! That’s why the @uofmpress.bsky.social holiday sale is still underway.
The promo code HOLIDAY25 is good for 50% off all books through January 4, 2026.
You can browse the catalogue here: www.press.umich.edu
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Great opportunity to pick up some things from the Poets on Poetry series.
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Episode 2 with Mitch Nobis @mitchnobis.bsky.social is up! Listen on any of the regular podcast apps, or just follow the link! We talk about politics, poetry craft, road rage, and gun violence as well as Gary Snyder and the "interpenetration" of nature.
www.buzzsprout.com/2516618/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2516618/epis...
A Jackass Offers an Apology: David Reads a Poem by Mitchell Nobis - In Three Poems
David talks with Mitchell Nobis about his first book of poetry, The Size of the Horizon, or I Explained Everything to the Trees. The poetry discussion spans the topics nature and politics to gun viole...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Episode 2 with Mitch Nobis @mitchnobis.bsky.social is up! Listen on any of the regular podcast apps, or just follow the link! We talk about politics, poetry craft, road rage, and gun violence as well as Gary Snyder and the "interpenetration" of nature.
www.buzzsprout.com/2516618/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2516618/epis...
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Here’s a one minute preview of episode two of @inthreepoems.bsky.social. The full episode with guest poet @mitchnobis.bsky.social goes “live” tomorrow on whatever podcast app you use and at inthreepoems.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Here’s a one minute preview of episode two of @inthreepoems.bsky.social. The full episode with guest poet @mitchnobis.bsky.social goes “live” tomorrow on whatever podcast app you use and at inthreepoems.com
Some post-christmas poetry thoughts uniambic.com/2025/12/29/t...
The Weight of Poetry
Hatfield is foggy this morning, and most of the snow has melted off. My adult kids have returned to their towns, and the holiday leftovers eaten or tossed. I’ve got some books to mail, some poems t…
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December 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Some post-christmas poetry thoughts uniambic.com/2025/12/29/t...
The final lines of this Seamus Heaney poem are such a reward. georgebilgere.com/so/a6PjEFMIm...
Here’s a poem for today, December 29, 2025
Poetry Town
georgebilgere.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The final lines of this Seamus Heaney poem are such a reward. georgebilgere.com/so/a6PjEFMIm...
Some good news for Pennsylvania's environment going into 2026, but there's much more to fight for. environmentamerica.org/pennsylvania...
PennEnvironment's 2025 Year End Update
environmentamerica.org
December 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Some good news for Pennsylvania's environment going into 2026, but there's much more to fight for. environmentamerica.org/pennsylvania...
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"Today’s poem moves quietly and deliberately, the way a cautious deer might walk from the shelter of the woods into a clearing," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shared in today's episode.
Read "Whitetail in the Rain Moving About" by Melissa Ginsburg: bit.ly/3L6UMTB
📖: @lsupress.bsky.social
Read "Whitetail in the Rain Moving About" by Melissa Ginsburg: bit.ly/3L6UMTB
📖: @lsupress.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Today’s poem moves quietly and deliberately, the way a cautious deer might walk from the shelter of the woods into a clearing," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shared in today's episode.
Read "Whitetail in the Rain Moving About" by Melissa Ginsburg: bit.ly/3L6UMTB
📖: @lsupress.bsky.social
Read "Whitetail in the Rain Moving About" by Melissa Ginsburg: bit.ly/3L6UMTB
📖: @lsupress.bsky.social
We found a Staircase in the Woods.
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We found a Staircase in the Woods.
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I should be saying Merry Christmas or Happy Krampus or something, but my present to myself was finally bringing this poetry podcast into reality. I’m really hoping you will like it and that you’ll listen to upcoming episodes and that you’ll share this and spread the word. Much love, my friends!
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I should be saying Merry Christmas or Happy Krampus or something, but my present to myself was finally bringing this poetry podcast into reality. I’m really hoping you will like it and that you’ll listen to upcoming episodes and that you’ll share this and spread the word. Much love, my friends!
"What's abundance, if it's vile?" --Kim Stafford.
December 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"What's abundance, if it's vile?" --Kim Stafford.
Love that final rhyme at the end.
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Love that final rhyme at the end.
Wonderful poems and wonderful first episode of @inthreepoems.bsky.social hosted by @davidjbauman.bsky.social www.inthreepoems.com/2516618/epis...
Throwing Like a Girl, Judith Sornberger Reads Marjorie Maddox - In Three Poems
A chat about poetry and art. Meet poet and Memoirist Judith Sornberger as we read three poems and chat about her writing inspirations and projects, as well as examine how these poems work on the page ...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Wonderful poems and wonderful first episode of @inthreepoems.bsky.social hosted by @davidjbauman.bsky.social www.inthreepoems.com/2516618/epis...
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Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
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So glad to have a couple poems up at Richard Long's 2Rivers with all of these fine poets. Link in the comments:
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So glad to have a couple poems up at Richard Long's 2Rivers with all of these fine poets. Link in the comments: