save me an orange

Hayley Grace is a poet and spoken word artist who built a devoted following through TikTok, where her account @hayleygracepoetry has accumulated over 1.3 million followers and tens of millions of likes. Her work draws on deeply personal experiences of struggle, survival, love, and self-acceptance, written in an intimate, accessible voice that resonates widely with readers navigating mental health and healing. Her debut collection, save me an orange (2024), traces the roots of her youth hardships and her journey toward choosing to live. Her second collection, life after you (2024), explores the emotional arc of love, loss, and reclamation. Both books became bestsellers in their Amazon categories. Her poetry is defined by emotional honesty and a belief in the transformative power of putting difficult feelings into words.