Clementine von radics biography template

“The world is waiting for you to set it on fire. Trust in yourself and burn.” — ‘For Teenage Girls’ by Clementine von Radics

When I asked Clementine von Radics, a 25-year-old poet from Portland, Oregon, what impact she wants to have with her art in general, there was a small pause.

“I don’t know,” she said.

“I don’t know how much I can focus on questions like that.

Clementine von radics biography template

I think I can focus on trying to be a good writer…and trying to explore being a good and decent person, and woman, and queer woman.”

Her 2015 poem ‘For Teenage Girls’ went viral on YouTube with the words, “you don’t have to grow up to find greatness.

You are so much stronger than the world ever believed you could be.”

As a teenage girl not a stranger to self-doubt, I let these words and the strength of generations of Malalas, Anne Franks, and Joan of Arcs wash over me every time I start something new, and I had to speak to this magical person.

Here’s what Clementine von Radi