Jade Sylvan Jade Sylvan Jade Sylvan (born September 9, 1982, Chicago, Illinois) is an American poet, author, performer, producer, and performing artist living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They are the author of "Kissing Oscar Wilde" and "The Spark Singer", a collection of poetry. They have been called a "risque queer icon" by the "Boston Globe". Their most recent book, "Kissing Oscar Wilde" (Write Bloody Publishing), a novelized memoir about the author's experience as a touring poet in Paris, was a finalist for the New England Book Award and the Bisexual Book Award. Sylvan has had pieces published in "The Washington Post", BuzzFeed, "The
Oscar Wilde Gray", referring in particular to a scene in the second chapter, in which Lord Henry Wotton explains his decadent philosophy to Dorian, an “innocent young man”, in Carson’s words. Carson then moved to the factual evidence and questioned Wilde about his friendships with younger, lower-class men. Wilde admitted being on a first-name basis and lavishing gifts upon them, but insisted that nothing untoward had occurred and that the men were merely good friends of his. Carson repeatedly pointed out the unusual nature of these relationships and insinuated that the men were prostitutes. Wilde replied that he did not believe in