Publications

Her written poetry has been featured in Frontier Magazine, Best New Poets 2020, TRACK//FOUR Journal, ColorBloq Magazine, The Washington Square Review, The Offing Magazine, Muzzle Magazine, Vinyl Poetry and Prose, Blue Agave Literary Magazine, Freezeray Poetry, The Tulane Review, and Solstice Literary Magazine.

Her debut collection God Themselves is available everywhere books are sold.

Accolades

  • The Watering Hole Fellow (2020)

  • the poet’s billow Atlantis Award runner up (2019)

  • Button Poetry chapbook competition finalist (2018)

  • YesYes Books chapbook competition finalist (2018)

  • Academy of American Poets Prize runner up (2016)

  • Youth Speaks’ Raise Up competition finalist (2014)

  • 92Y Discovery Contest Runner Up (2022)

  • Granum Foundation Prize Shortlist (2021)

  • Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant Recipient (2021)

  • Georgia Writer’s Association John Lewis Writing Award winner (2021)

  • Button Poetry video contest finalist (2020)

  • Urban Thoughts Speak Your Truth Poetry Contest winner (2020)

Poetry slam accolades:

  • 3rd place Modesto Ill List Slam (2019)

  • 2nd place Ignite The Mic slam (2019)

  • 2nd place Modesto Ill List Slam (2018)

  • 1st place Women on the Bayou Slam (2018)

  • 7th place College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (2018)

  • 4th place Texas Grand Slam (2017)

Other Cool Things

In her spare time, Jae also writes articles about linguistic and mental health issues that plague her community and has had her work shared by Blavity, AFROPUNK, and Black Youth Project.

Jae used to want to be a rapper, but she doesn’t talk about that anymore.

For poetry and article samples, please look at the Published Work page.

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Booking and Inquiry email: jaenichelle@gmail(.)com