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I'm Dan Grossman. I'm a widely published poet and journalist living temporarily in San Diego, who calls Indianapolis home. My interests include the US border, & border between poetry & politics, #POELITICS. Follow my journey at Indycorrespondent.org
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Here I am with my book of poetry, 'Mindfucking Roundabouts of Carmel Indiana: J.T. Whitehead, author of The Table of the Elements, “Dan Grossman navigates this highly recommended book like an 'uber' uber driver..." U can purchase it here: www.lulu.com/shop/dan-gro... #poetry, #writing, #writers
My latest
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The Traveling Tables of Amistad: Making Friends across the Border in Mexico — Indy Correspondent
On September 6, I stopped by the Museum of Us in Balboa Park to check out an exhibit titled The Traveling Tables of Amistad —three tables made from sections of the former border wall that had once ...
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September 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A memory of 9/11 and a poem dangrossman106.substack.com/p/911-dream?... #newyork, #worldtradecenter, #nyc, #philipglass
9/11 Dream
A poem
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September 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A memory of 9/11 and a poem dangrossman106.substack.com/p/911-dream?... #newyork, #worldtradecenter, #nyc, #philipglass
"If (Richard Nixon +The Marquis de Sade) ÷ Adolf Hitler = Donald Trump, then (Mao + Liberace) ÷ Rock Hudson = Lindsey Graham, but that doesn't necessarily mean (Bob Dylan - Dave Chappelle) ÷ Pope Leo XIV = Barack Obama..."
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The New Calculus
A sonnet for math nerds
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August 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"If (Richard Nixon +The Marquis de Sade) ÷ Adolf Hitler = Donald Trump, then (Mao + Liberace) ÷ Rock Hudson = Lindsey Graham, but that doesn't necessarily mean (Bob Dylan - Dave Chappelle) ÷ Pope Leo XIV = Barack Obama..."
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The book is now available in an affordable black and white edition. #indianapolis, #sandiego, #border, #immigration, #tecate, #piedrasnegras, #laredo, #elpaso, #juarez, #panoramicphotography, #photography, @humaneborders.bsky.social, @borderkindness.bsky.social
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Scenes from the US-Mexico Border
A piece from my collection of poetry, photography and prose: "American Panoramas Beyond 360°
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August 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The book is now available in an affordable black and white edition. #indianapolis, #sandiego, #border, #immigration, #tecate, #piedrasnegras, #laredo, #elpaso, #juarez, #panoramicphotography, #photography, @humaneborders.bsky.social, @borderkindness.bsky.social
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Had fun talking to the DOGPOOP Racing crew....
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The DOG POOP Racers take on the Indianapolis Speedrome
Check out their pre-race “Bash the Buick” event at Storage Space Gallery on July 31, 6pm-10pm
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July 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Had fun talking to the DOGPOOP Racing crew....
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As we wonder what happened to Senator Mitch McConnell ...
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As we wonder what happened to Senator Mitch McConnell ...
I have a poem about his wife Elaine Chao
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July 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
As we wonder what happened to Senator Mitch McConnell ...
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On July 18, 1984, as I was frying burgers in a McDonald’s in Indianapolis, James Huberty visited the San Diego Zoo with his wife and children.... My latest on Newsbreak
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🔥 The San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre: a Visit and a Remembrance - NewsBreak
San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre Memorial Photo by Dan Grossman On July 18, 1984, as I was frying burgers in a McDonald’s in Indianapolis, James Huberty visi
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July 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
On July 18, 1984, as I was frying burgers in a McDonald’s in Indianapolis, James Huberty visited the San Diego Zoo with his wife and children.... My latest on Newsbreak
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I frequently visit Chicano Park in Barrio Logan, San Diego. Lately I’ve been trying to capture the passage of time there with my panoramic photography. My article:
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Chicano Park Panorama
Multiculturalism isn't dead during Trump 2.0, at least in San Diego, at least not yet
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July 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I frequently visit Chicano Park in Barrio Logan, San Diego. Lately I’ve been trying to capture the passage of time there with my panoramic photography. My article:
dangrossman106.substack.com/p/chicano-pa... #sandiego, #chicanopark, #barriologan, #loganheights
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My article:
On July 3, I interviewed Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center, in his office in Springfield, Ohio.
That same day, Dave Chappelle appealed to Trump on CNN: “Mr. Trump, please leave those Haitians in Springfield alone. We love them."
On July 3, I interviewed Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center, in his office in Springfield, Ohio.
That same day, Dave Chappelle appealed to Trump on CNN: “Mr. Trump, please leave those Haitians in Springfield alone. We love them."
A Talk with Viles Dorsainvil, Executive Director of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center in Springfield, Ohio - NewsBreak
Viles Dorsainvil at the Haitian Community Help & Support Center On July 3, I interviewed Viles Dorsainvil, co-founder and executive director of the Haitian
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July 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
My article:
On July 3, I interviewed Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center, in his office in Springfield, Ohio.
That same day, Dave Chappelle appealed to Trump on CNN: “Mr. Trump, please leave those Haitians in Springfield alone. We love them."
On July 3, I interviewed Viles Dorsainvil, executive director of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center, in his office in Springfield, Ohio.
That same day, Dave Chappelle appealed to Trump on CNN: “Mr. Trump, please leave those Haitians in Springfield alone. We love them."
My story in #indycorrespondent:
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Supreme Court Ends Legal Protection for Many Haitians, Leaving Springfield, Ohio Community on Edge - NewsBreak
Executive Director Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center talking with WDTN Dayton multimedia reporter Sartaj Singh on Feb. 1, 202
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June 25, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Check out my Substack on Bezos and wipe my crocodile tears. Follow and subscribe for free. #jeffbezos, #sandiego, #skittles, #elonmusk
May 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Check out my Substack on Bezos and wipe my crocodile tears. Follow and subscribe for free. #jeffbezos, #sandiego, #skittles, #elonmusk
Our Supreme Leader confused Venezuela and Iran today in a cabinet meeting. Here's what else he's been working on:
#iran, #venezuela, #trump, #corruption, #epstein, #epsteinfiles
#iran, #venezuela, #trump, #corruption, #epstein, #epsteinfiles
May 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Our Supreme Leader confused Venezuela and Iran today in a cabinet meeting. Here's what else he's been working on:
#iran, #venezuela, #trump, #corruption, #epstein, #epsteinfiles
#iran, #venezuela, #trump, #corruption, #epstein, #epsteinfiles
Read my dis of the La Jolla secession/independence movement!
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#sandiego, #indianapolis, #lajollaindependence
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#sandiego, #indianapolis, #lajollaindependence
Light in La Jolla, La Jolla Light
A vital part of San Diego, or not? And a poem that dwells on that question
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May 27, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Read my dis of the La Jolla secession/independence movement!
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#sandiego, #indianapolis, #lajollaindependence
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#sandiego, #indianapolis, #lajollaindependence
The Mindfucking Pleasures of Donald J. Trump
Not the child rape allegations against him
in the Epstein files, though I’m inclined
to believe them, I’m talking about the shit
he spurts out every night on Truth Social...
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#trump, #xijinping, #poetry, #politics
Not the child rape allegations against him
in the Epstein files, though I’m inclined
to believe them, I’m talking about the shit
he spurts out every night on Truth Social...
open.substack.com/pub/dangross...
#trump, #xijinping, #poetry, #politics
On the Mindfucking Pleasures of Donald J. Trump
My response to CBS replacing Colbert with a neutered kennel of comics
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May 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The Mindfucking Pleasures of Donald J. Trump
Not the child rape allegations against him
in the Epstein files, though I’m inclined
to believe them, I’m talking about the shit
he spurts out every night on Truth Social...
open.substack.com/pub/dangross...
#trump, #xijinping, #poetry, #politics
Not the child rape allegations against him
in the Epstein files, though I’m inclined
to believe them, I’m talking about the shit
he spurts out every night on Truth Social...
open.substack.com/pub/dangross...
#trump, #xijinping, #poetry, #politics
I published this on Newsbreak which has a pretty conservative audience, and I get all sorts of negative comments. But you can change that:)
#Haiti, #immigration,
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#Haiti, #immigration,
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Notes on a Haitian Restauranteur in Springfield, Ohio - NewsBreak
Ketlie Moise, owner of Keket Bongou Caribbean Restaurant in Springfield, Ohio The Supreme Court is expected to decide in June or July whether Donald Trump
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May 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I published this on Newsbreak which has a pretty conservative audience, and I get all sorts of negative comments. But you can change that:)
#Haiti, #immigration,
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#Haiti, #immigration,
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My book, 'Mindfucking Roundabouts of Carmel, Indiana: Poetry and Short Prose' mad the cut!!!!! #poetry, #bookstores, #carmelindiana, #literature!!
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Tomorrow Bookstore on Instagram: "You ever bought a book because the title was just THAT good?! Here are some we stock that we see people picking up without even reading the blurb. Featured: our indie...
65 likes, 6 comments - tomorrowbookstore on May 7, 2026: "You ever bought a book because the title was just THAT good?! Here are some we stock that we see people picking up without even reading the bl...
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May 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
My book, 'Mindfucking Roundabouts of Carmel, Indiana: Poetry and Short Prose' mad the cut!!!!! #poetry, #bookstores, #carmelindiana, #literature!!
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No Country for Old Ballrooms
May 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
No Country for Old Ballrooms
My poem about, you know, current events with photos. #mlk, #rfk, #indianapolis, #trump, #trumpisananus
May 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
My poem about, you know, current events with photos. #mlk, #rfk, #indianapolis, #trump, #trumpisananus
"I've been to the mountaintop and seen his shit-stained mouth."
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“Bogus Bullet Theory Dream” by Dan Grossman — Indy Correspondent
Bogus Bullet Theory Dream I was at MLK Park in Indianapolis where RFK announced King’s death in 1968: the Landmark for Peace statue depicts them reaching out to each other. When I walked up, t...
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April 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"I've been to the mountaintop and seen his shit-stained mouth."
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Iran and the U.S. are at war. Something more wholesome is happening at the IRT mirrorindy.org/english-iran...
Iran and the U.S. are at war. Something more wholesome is happening at the IRT
“English,” a play about making connections while learning the language in Iran, is running now through April 4.
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March 29, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Iran and the U.S. are at war. Something more wholesome is happening at the IRT mirrorindy.org/english-iran...