Clara Collins is a poet and teacher in Bellingham, Washington. She received her MFA from The University of Oregon and her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Mississippi Review, Atlanta Review, Ninth Letter, Radar Poetry, Bicoastal Review, Ellipsis, and elsewhere. An alumna of the Bread Loaf Conference, her work is invested in illuminating experiences of girl- and womanhood, specifically those viewed as taboo, unattractive, or shameful. She is currently working on her first collection.