Clementine von Radics wants to protect the little girl living inside of you. There is no poet better at protecting her. She writes of love, heartbreak, abuse, and the idealization of women vs. the reality. More than a masterful literary wizard, her words hold you like the hug you've been needing and remind us that there is nothing more powerful than a girl with a dream. Though you might have decided at some point to set those dreams aside in order to get by in this harsh world, von Radics makes sure you are left with your memory refreshed. She has also made tidal waves in the slam poetry scene, and her performances are always a fiery call to arms.
She has written four collections (Mouthful of Forevers, Dream Girl, Home, and For Teenage Girls With Wild Ambitions and Trembling Hearts).
You are the first drop of a hurricane.
Your bravery builds beyond you. You are needed
by all the little girls still living in secret,
writing oceans made of monsters and
throwing like lightening.
You don't need to grow up to find greatness.
You are stronger than the world has ever believed you to be.
The world laid out before you to set on fire.
All you have to do
is burn.
— excerpt from "For Teenage Girls With Wild Ambitions and Trembling Hearts" by Clementine von Radics
