Jabari Asim is an accomplished poet, playwright, and writer, and critic.  He has served as the editor-in-chief of Crisis magazine—the NAACP’s flagship journal of politics, culture, and ideas— and as an editor at The Washington Post, where he wrote a syndicated column on politics, popular culture, and social issues.  Asim received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Creative Arts and is author of eight books for adults — including his latest novel, Yonder — and thirteen books for children.  His debut book of poems, Stop and Frisk, was published in 2020.  His latest books for young readers, Me And Muhammad Ali and A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, are due out later this year.  He is currently the Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow and a Professor and Graduate Program Director of the MFA Program at Emerson College. 

Meet the Author  —  July 9, 2022 

Mr. Asim will be signing his latest book, Yonder, at the Rozzie Bound Pop Up (11:45 - 12:30) at the Substation, followed by our debut "Conversation with an Author" event at the Roslindale Branch Library (12:45-1:45) in partnership with Friends of the Roslindale Branch Library.