JAEL
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Jael is a newcomer to the spoken word scene, having only begun to write poetry in 2004. She is not new to the craft of writing, however. A twelve-year veteran of the television and radio fields, she has produced countless advertising campaigns under her previously owned business and former pen name, Walkercreative. Her shift from advertising to spoken word reflects her deeply rooted desire to spread knowledge rather than negative messages to her community.
Her poetic accomplishments include the House of Rah ‘Sun-Ra Blazing Track Award’ for her produced collaboration of “It Don’t Belong to You” with poet Disillusioned.
Another recent poem of hers, “Love Letter to the Black Man” was awarded Image of the Day in January on Written Images, and her Audio “Got Your Numba” produced by Rahkyt (pronounced Rocket) was awarded January’s Honored Audio in Written Images Live. The same piece received the Soultry Echoes “Soultry Spotlight” Award at www. soultry.org. Her heartbreaking poem “Mal Practice” was recently awarded ‘Poem of the the Week’ for the first week of March on HipHopPoetry.com
She is thankful for the encouragement of her husband, children and poetic friends. She humbly asks for prayer as she explores the beginning of a spoken word career.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
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