Ruby Kosek

Clarisse Kim (Junior, Abraham Lincoln High School)) fell in love with poetry as a freshman, when her English teacher showed her the potency of poetic nuance. Her sophomore English teacher described the writing process as “making sauce”—boiling essays worth of emotion down into a single rich stanza. Her work has been published in the Marin Poetry Center High School Anthology, the Weight Journal, and Under the Madness Magazine. When she isn't writing, Clarisse can be found eating her weight in MadeGood berry granola bars or playing (and losing) crane games. She aims to inspire youth to write more poetry and to cook as much sauce as our community can savor.