A spoken word poet from Newark, New Jersey, Jasmine Mans holds a BA in African American Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is the author of Chalk Outlines of Snow Angels (2012) and Black Girl, Call Home (Berkley, 2021), a 2022 Stonewall Honor Book in literature. The collection was named one of Oprah's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books and a TIME Must-Read. She has served as resident poet at the Newark Public Library and as inaugural Poet-in-Residence at Express Newark.
