Bio
Jaden Bleier is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Her current creative practice focuses primarily on poetry, and most recently her work has been exploring the urban pastoral. Maybe because she just moved to the big city.
Jaden grew up in suburban Pennsylvania, received her BA from Brown University, and is now pursuing an MFA in poetry from Brooklyn College. In her spare time, she enjoys sitting in the sun with her sweet cat Cora and remains chronically less hydrated than her houseplants.
Said of her poetic manuscript atmospheres, winner and recipient of the Frances Mason Harris ‘26 Prize:
“A raw and lively imagination drives these poems; sharp observation paired with exacting reflection keep the language feeling always on the verge of overflowing its own meanings. A strong momentum is maintained by concrete specifics that keep the reader rooted on the page, surprised by foxes, shipwrecks, lingerie, and so many other details of the real world whose reality is made ever-more intricate through the rich atmosphere that builds into a weave of melancholy and optimism, nostalgia and radical hope. The blend is enchanting, and the hope is contagious.”
Publications
Cathode Journal – 2025 – “end of august,” “floating in lost spaces,” “rainstorm,” “murmuration”
Bodega Magazine – 2025 – “portrait of a season”
Moonstone Arts Center – 2025 – “i’ve read gatsby exactly once”
Hayden's Ferry Review – 2025 – “cod in the 3am kitchen”
The Wax Paper – 2025 – “history of the flame,” “string theory,” “endless skies,” “lily”
Passionfruit – 2025 – “i usually lie in these kinds of poems”
Oakland Review – 2022 – “antipode”
Fifth Wheel Press – 2022 – “september fifth, one year later,” “natural fears”
Stonecoast Review – 2021 – “after the fish dies we bury it or return it to the ocean”
In Parenthesis – 2021 – “let’s imagine a (green, grass, new, fern) space in all its definitions”
Mot pour mot – 2020 – “la nuit qui danse”
Maudlin House – 2020 – “change”
White Wall Review – 2019 – “orbit / jupiter”
Residencies, Awards
2025 . Truman Capote Writing Scholarship, Brooklyn College
2024 . Wallace Stegner House Residency, Eastend Arts Council – Alumni
2023 . Roberta Joslin Fellowship, Brown University
2022 . Frances Mason Harris ‘26 Prize for Poetry Manuscript, Brown University
2019 . National Silver Medal, Scholastic Art and Writing
here’s my contact info! jadenrosebleier@gmail.com
