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
Pinned
POEM 309: "Breaking" by Grant Clauser (@grantclauser.bsky.social)
"Pipes leaking. Cold
creeping in where the insulation’s old,
and more things waiting
broken in the garage and shed,
bedrock cracking under the foundation
and the kidnapping "
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
#Poem #PoetryCommunity
"Pipes leaking. Cold
creeping in where the insulation’s old,
and more things waiting
broken in the garage and shed,
bedrock cracking under the foundation
and the kidnapping "
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
#Poem #PoetryCommunity
This is a poem I wrote in response to the events in Minneapolis. I'm honored that Stone Circle Review shared it.
Reposted by Grant Clauser
"Despite February being my birth month, it is easily my least favorite month of the year," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1459 of The Slowdown.
Read “February" by Jim Moore — from ENTER (@graywolfpress.bsky.social) — and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4aDC1Qn
Read “February" by Jim Moore — from ENTER (@graywolfpress.bsky.social) — and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4aDC1Qn
February 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
"Despite February being my birth month, it is easily my least favorite month of the year," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1459 of The Slowdown.
Read “February" by Jim Moore — from ENTER (@graywolfpress.bsky.social) — and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4aDC1Qn
Read “February" by Jim Moore — from ENTER (@graywolfpress.bsky.social) — and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4aDC1Qn
I think we had a great little workshop last night. I hope everyone left with a few starter poems to keep the wheels turning
February 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I think we had a great little workshop last night. I hope everyone left with a few starter poems to keep the wheels turning
Something braver (and a lot lighter) than me crossed the ice this morning.
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Something braver (and a lot lighter) than me crossed the ice this morning.
Reposted by Grant Clauser
From the new issue of Bracken: "six sharp points and broad-chested // like a king’s stag from the old country." Check out @grantclauser.bsky.social's poem "Deer Morning"!
Deer Morning by Grant Clauser — Bracken
It cleared the boxwood hedge and landed
feet from my hound dog frozen
at the sight of the rut-crazed buck—
www.brackenmagazine.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
From the new issue of Bracken: "six sharp points and broad-chested // like a king’s stag from the old country." Check out @grantclauser.bsky.social's poem "Deer Morning"!
I'm an incremental revisor of my poems. A line here or word there over weeks or months, rather than a complete overhaul. Sort of like aging actually, small subtle changes over time.
February 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I'm an incremental revisor of my poems. A line here or word there over weeks or months, rather than a complete overhaul. Sort of like aging actually, small subtle changes over time.
Reposted by Grant Clauser
Tom Snarsky 💙
from LIGHT-UP SWAN
Happy #smallpoemsunday!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
@ornithopterpress.bsky.social
from LIGHT-UP SWAN
Happy #smallpoemsunday!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
@ornithopterpress.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Tom Snarsky 💙
from LIGHT-UP SWAN
Happy #smallpoemsunday!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
@ornithopterpress.bsky.social
from LIGHT-UP SWAN
Happy #smallpoemsunday!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
@ornithopterpress.bsky.social
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Shō No. 9 Update: We’ve accepted 34 poems from 23 poets for our summer issue, and we’re looking for more strong work!
Submissions are open until March 15, 2026 (11.59pm MST).
Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
Submissions are open until March 15, 2026 (11.59pm MST).
Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Shō No. 9 Update: We’ve accepted 34 poems from 23 poets for our summer issue, and we’re looking for more strong work!
Submissions are open until March 15, 2026 (11.59pm MST).
Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
Submissions are open until March 15, 2026 (11.59pm MST).
Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
This workshop coming Tuesday, Feb 17. oneartpoetry.com/2026/01/31/t...
That Feeling When… ~ A Workshop with Grant Clauser
That Feeling When… A Workshop with Grant Clauser Hosted by Mark Danowsky (ONE ART) Workshop Leader: Grant Clauser Date: Tuesday, February 17 Time: 6:00-8:00pm Eastern Duration: 2 hours Cost: $25 (s…
oneartpoetry.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This workshop coming Tuesday, Feb 17. oneartpoetry.com/2026/01/31/t...
Reposted by Grant Clauser
Can we agree that your body is the kind
that knows how it hurts to be broken?
—Julia B. Levine
that knows how it hurts to be broken?
—Julia B. Levine
Letter Written to Pam Bondi by Julia B. Levine - Rattle: Poetry
Can we agree that your body is the kind that knows how it hurts to be broken? A man […]
www.rattle.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Can we agree that your body is the kind
that knows how it hurts to be broken?
—Julia B. Levine
that knows how it hurts to be broken?
—Julia B. Levine
"Before everything I look out upon has vanished: Thank you." (Larry Levis, Prayer)
February 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"Before everything I look out upon has vanished: Thank you." (Larry Levis, Prayer)
Here's a review I wrote in '17 of my friend Brian Beatty's book Brazil,Indiana. Brian died last year. I think of him a lot. uniambic.com/2017/03/06/b...
Book Review: Brazil, Indiana by Brian Beatty
When I dug into Brian Beatty’s new poetry book, Brazil, Indiana, I was in the middle of season 2 of Twin Peaks (I liked season 1 better), so it’s probably no surprise that I spotted som…
uniambic.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Here's a review I wrote in '17 of my friend Brian Beatty's book Brazil,Indiana. Brian died last year. I think of him a lot. uniambic.com/2017/03/06/b...
Reposted by Grant Clauser
I imagine this poem making for quite a classroom debate--23 lines, and 3 of them stick out, and stick it to a very particular time and place and thing
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
Breaking
by Grant Clauser
First it’s the dryer’s rubber belts
burned through and finally snapped
that gets me down on the floor,
my father’s old tools scattered about
as I try to understand how things work....
stonecirclereview.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I imagine this poem making for quite a classroom debate--23 lines, and 3 of them stick out, and stick it to a very particular time and place and thing
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
Reposted by Grant Clauser
I have two new Caregiving Essays up at Francine Witte's wonderful FLASH BOULEVARD.
flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/s...
flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/s...
SEAN THOMAS DOUGHERTY: The Woman Wants To Know About The Weather
Creative Non-Fiction By Sean Thomas Dougherty The Woman Wants To Know About The Weather If it snows her father won’t visit. They will spend Thanksgiving apart. Don’t start teary eyeing. It’s n…
flashboulevard.wordpress.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I have two new Caregiving Essays up at Francine Witte's wonderful FLASH BOULEVARD.
flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/s...
flashboulevard.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/s...
Reposted by Grant Clauser
Is this what you mean?
I said.
Is this what you mean?
—Peter E. Murphy
I said.
Is this what you mean?
—Peter E. Murphy
Mean Time by Peter E. Murphy - Rattle: Poetry
She asked for a pillow.
I brought her a fork.
She asked for a cigarette.
I brought her a sock.
www.rattle.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Is this what you mean?
I said.
Is this what you mean?
—Peter E. Murphy
I said.
Is this what you mean?
—Peter E. Murphy
This is a poem I wrote in response to the events in Minneapolis. I'm honored that Stone Circle Review shared it.
POEM 309: "Breaking" by Grant Clauser (@grantclauser.bsky.social)
"Pipes leaking. Cold
creeping in where the insulation’s old,
and more things waiting
broken in the garage and shed,
bedrock cracking under the foundation
and the kidnapping "
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
#Poem #PoetryCommunity
"Pipes leaking. Cold
creeping in where the insulation’s old,
and more things waiting
broken in the garage and shed,
bedrock cracking under the foundation
and the kidnapping "
stonecirclereview.com/breaking/
#Poem #PoetryCommunity
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
This is a poem I wrote in response to the events in Minneapolis. I'm honored that Stone Circle Review shared it.
Reposted by Grant Clauser
"We have on this earth what makes life worth living."
'On this Earth' by Teddy Macker, from Orion's Summer 2023 issue.
orionmagazine.org/article/on-t...
'On this Earth' by Teddy Macker, from Orion's Summer 2023 issue.
orionmagazine.org/article/on-t...
February 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
"We have on this earth what makes life worth living."
'On this Earth' by Teddy Macker, from Orion's Summer 2023 issue.
orionmagazine.org/article/on-t...
'On this Earth' by Teddy Macker, from Orion's Summer 2023 issue.
orionmagazine.org/article/on-t...
Reposted by Grant Clauser
i wrote a collection with my bestie and it’s gonna be out in the world soooooon. like, actually.
Coming March 6th, 2026, LOVE THAT FOR US by Chen Chen (@chenchenwrites.bsky.social) and Sam Herschel Wein (@samforbreakfast.bsky.social) is now available for pre-order!!
www.andchangepoetry.com/books/p/love...
www.andchangepoetry.com/books/p/love...
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
i wrote a collection with my bestie and it’s gonna be out in the world soooooon. like, actually.
How long before abandoned Substacks litter the internet like old Tumblr and MySpace accounts, drifting back and forth in San Francisco Bay?
February 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
How long before abandoned Substacks litter the internet like old Tumblr and MySpace accounts, drifting back and forth in San Francisco Bay?
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Today we shared poems by Will Wells and Brooke Clark that treat, with light, sensitive hands but clear eyes, the moment of summing up, when we take account of what we will leave behind us, and, if we are lucky, accept it for what it is and what it isn’t. nimrodjournal.substack.com/p/make-peace...
“Make Peace, Make Peace”
Poems by Will Wells and Brooke Clark
nimrodjournal.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Today we shared poems by Will Wells and Brooke Clark that treat, with light, sensitive hands but clear eyes, the moment of summing up, when we take account of what we will leave behind us, and, if we are lucky, accept it for what it is and what it isn’t. nimrodjournal.substack.com/p/make-peace...
Reposted by Grant Clauser
Scams against writers have been popping up again, including some claiming to be Poets & Writers. These scams remain a threat and we urge the literary community to be vigilant to avoid falling prey. Read some of our tips to help identify the scams: at.pw.org/scams
Beware of Scams Targeting Writers
Scams targeting writers remain a threat, and Poets & Writers urges the literary community to be vigilant to avoid falling prey to scammers and frauds.
at.pw.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Scams against writers have been popping up again, including some claiming to be Poets & Writers. These scams remain a threat and we urge the literary community to be vigilant to avoid falling prey. Read some of our tips to help identify the scams: at.pw.org/scams
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"Range after range of mountains.
Year after year after year.
I am still in love."
~ Gary Snyder
Year after year after year.
I am still in love."
~ Gary Snyder
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
"Range after range of mountains.
Year after year after year.
I am still in love."
~ Gary Snyder
Year after year after year.
I am still in love."
~ Gary Snyder
I saw a call for poetry of protest and perseverance, and then realized a lot of my resent work is kind of defeatist. I probably should get out more.
February 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I saw a call for poetry of protest and perseverance, and then realized a lot of my resent work is kind of defeatist. I probably should get out more.
Reposted by Grant Clauser
This week’s feature is Lawrence Wray, with two poems and an artist statement reflecting on walking, landscape, and how language emerges through attention and indebtedness. Read here: otherwisecollective.com/wray
February 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM
This week’s feature is Lawrence Wray, with two poems and an artist statement reflecting on walking, landscape, and how language emerges through attention and indebtedness. Read here: otherwisecollective.com/wray
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This week’s feature is Kristin Camitta Zimet, with two tree poems and an artist statement reflecting on winter trees, ageing, and the dignity of growth and rest. Read here: otherwisecollective.com/camitta-zimet
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
This week’s feature is Kristin Camitta Zimet, with two tree poems and an artist statement reflecting on winter trees, ageing, and the dignity of growth and rest. Read here: otherwisecollective.com/camitta-zimet
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Here's a little bit more about the online poetry workshop I'm doing coming up via @oneart.bsky.social uniambic.com/2026/02/04/n...
New Poetry Workshop. That Feeling When…
I’m happy to be conducting another online poetry workshop hosted by One Art, the web publication edited by Mark Danowski. It happens Tuesday Feb 17, from 6pm to 8pm and I’m calling it That Feeling …
uniambic.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Here's a little bit more about the online poetry workshop I'm doing coming up via @oneart.bsky.social uniambic.com/2026/02/04/n...