““One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
— Jack Kerouac
For as long as she can remember, Jade has been writing. Since her very first poem that she wrote in first grade, through her first two full collections of published poetry, Jade has explored both creative and journalistic styles of writing. Please click on the images below to read full poems, short stories, pieces of her published collections, and feature articles that have been shared in publications like The Pilot, The Sway and The Daily Tar Heel.
Love, Me: a collection of poetry
A confession of sorts, “Love, Me” is a book-length love letter, told through a collection of prose and poetry. A boombox and pebbles outside your window, a sign on the street corner confessing your love, dropping to one knee with a ring in hand, this book is more than just words on a page. My heart on paper, this is an “I love you” of epic proportions. A nod to the timeless simplicity of a love letter, “Love, Me” is here to remind you that Prince Charming is on his way, but also to be a sleeve to wipe your tears, a hand to hold your own, and a friend to lean on as your great love walks away, and finds their way back. To put it simply, this is a love letter from my heart to yours. Thank you for listening, I hope you never stop.
Here’s To Hoping: A collection of poetry
Here’s to Hoping is the moment you clink glasses, the bubbles in a bottle of champagne rising to the top, a wish to come true personified. It is also the morning after, when a wish is only a wish, and it is your job alone to hope that it comes true. Here’s to Hoping is an incredible amount of honesty, and an otherworldly amount of love. A journey chronicling where we’ve been and where we still have to go, this collection is a coming of age, and a coming to terms. I meant it when I said, this may be all I have to give, these words and this heart of mine, but at least it’s true. I hope my words find you well, and I hope you read them and know, I love you even now. I love you still.
