Jacqueline Ware, often referred to as Jaye, works in the legal system, but has buttered her bread, breaded her fish, and seasoned her greens on poetry, spoken word, and as a playwright.

Jaye is a long-standing member of the African American Writers’ Alliance. She has presented at ACES several times, conducted poetry workshops at Garfield HS, performed spoken word at several venues, such as, Town Hall, bookstores, libraries, museums, art galleries, Orcas and Vashon Island, community festivals, Folklife, Superior Court, and many other locations.

She is also a playwright thanks to the Mahogany Project and has written two short plays and produced three events since 2020. All were produced and performed, Madison Park Bench, COVID Dreams, and Four Black Women Talking.

Jaye relishes the freedom to write what she loves and believes that “words have power and must be used wisely.”