C. R. Grimmer
and The Poetry Vlog (TPV)
Poet | Scholar | Educator
C. R. Grimmer (they/them)
is a poet, scholar, and educator whose work bridges literary studies, digital humanities, and public scholarship. They are the author of The Lyme Letters (Texas Tech University Press), O–(ezekiel's wife) (GASHER Journal and Press), and the forthcoming Poets as Public Scholars: Activist Poets in an Age of Social Media (University of Michigan Press). Their poetry, installations, and essays appear venues in such as Poetry Magazine, Prairie Schooner, FENCE Magazine, The Comparatist, and more. They are the creator and host of The Poetry Vlog (TPV).
The Poetry Vlog (TPV)
The Poetry Vlog (TPV) is a teaching YouTube and Podcast series dedicated to building social justice coalitions through arts and scholarship dialogues. It is currently in its 4th Season. It remains a free, open access resource through support by The Simpson Center for the Humanities Mellon Foundation Public Scholarship fellowship program, Jack Straw Cultural Center, and community contributions. A peer-reviewed Critical Edition is forthcoming from University of Michigan Press, Fulcrum.
I send occasional news updates in email, usually about The Poetry Vlog and fellow community member events and updates. You're welcome to join:
"We write for and from an 'and' in the hopes to better describe actually existing and potential queer worlds that thrive with, through, and because of the negative."
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– Lisa Duggan & Jose Esteban Muñoz, "Hope and Hopelessness"