Clara Hsu is a Chinese American poet born in Hong Kong. She is a mother, piano teacher, traveler, actor, translator, poet, playwright, purveyor of Clarion Music Center (1982-2005) and Executive Director of Clarion Performing Arts Center (2016 to present). Clara received the Jefferson Award for public service in 2021. She is the current recipient of San Francisco Arts Commission’s Arts Impact Endowment Grant and San Francisco Artist Grant (2023-2024).
Read Clara’s poem, “Caridad Ameran del Barrio de Chino“.
Speak Poetry in San Mateo County 