Clarissa Jakobsons

Clarissa Jakobsons is the mother of two daughters. She works as the poetry editor of Arsenic Lobster and won first place in the Akron Art Museum 2005 New Words Competition. Her poetry has appeared in Cleveland Anthology of Poets, DreamSeekers Magazine, and WAH, among many other publications. She teaches creative writing at Cuyahoga Community College, art and journaling at a local art center; she also substitute teaches in the public schools.