In Three Poems
Each episode features a different guest poet and a lively conversation that explores how poems connect us and how they talk among themselves. We'll read two poems by our guest poet and one by a poet whose work they admire. Poet David J. Bauman is your host.
In Three Poems
Talking with Birds, David Reads Poems with Grant Clauser
David talks with poet Grant Clauser about his recent book, Temporary Shelters (Cornerstone Press, 2025). We talk about poetry grounded in place, and particularly in nature, but also the taking of shelter, however temporary those things that fascinate you, whatever they may be.
Poems:
- "Fireline Trail" from (2025, Cornerstone Press), read by David
- "Talking with Birds" from (2025, Cornerstone Press), read by Grant
- "From a Country Overlooked” by Tom Hennen, read by Grant, as published in Hennen’s book Darkness Sticks to Everything, published by Copper Canyon, 2013. Used on the podcast with permission.
Grant's Bio:
Grant Clauser is the author of several books, including Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven (2020) and Reckless Constellations (2018). His poems have appeared in the American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, Greensboro Review, and Tar River Poetry. He teaches in Rosemont College’s MFA program and works for the New York Times.
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