J. Claire—known as the “Poet of the Wild”—is a multi award-winning author and poet whose debut collection Revelry earned numerous honors in 2025, including two American Fiction Awards in Narrative and Nature Poetry, finalist recognition in Contemporary and General Poetry, the International Impact Book Award in Poetry: Personal and Confessional Poetry, and the NYC Big Book Award for Distinguished Favorite in Poetry: Journeys, Memory, and the Self. That same year, she was the second-place winner at the Fall 2025 BookFest Awards in Poetry: Love, Inspiration, and Nature, and opened the Word is Art showcase at the Columbus Arts Festival.

Born in the heart of Pennsylvania and a native of both coasts, J. Claire began writing poetry in her early teen years as a refuge through the storms of adolescence. As the tides of youth gave way to adulthood, her steadfast harbor remained the written word.

Her work—also featured in Harness Magazine—gathers together love, adventure, self-exploration, loss, and healing, often colliding with revelations found in growth, nature, and stillness. A lifelong endurance athlete, avid traveler, and explorer, she is currently a writer for Colorado Springs Lifestyle magazine and continues to write as both a mirror and a medicine, offering language that illuminates the wild landscapes—both inner and outer—that shape the human spirit.