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Clara Otto

CLARA OTTO (they/them) is a queer writer living on the ancestral and unceded lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples. Currently, they are an MFA student at the University of British Columbia. Their work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in The Puritan, Plentitude Magazine, Foglifter Press, and elsewhere.

Self-Portrait as an Aerial View of Vancouver Island
by Clara Otto

February 23, 2023 Contributed By: Clara Otto

A sweep of pine-covered mountain from the upper left, half-circling a glassy lake front and center that reflects the trees.

The mother was a woman who was a forest fire.

Filed Under: Featured Poetry, Poetry Posted On: February 23, 2023

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