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jasminne mendez
is a Dominican-American poet, playwright, translator and award winning author of several books for children and adults. She is the author of two hybrid memoirs, Island of Dreams (Floricanto Press) and Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry (Arte Público Press). Her second YA memoir, Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American (Arte Público Press) is forthcoming in Summer 2022 and her debut poetry collection, City Without Altar, was a finalist for the Noemi Press Book Award for Poetry and will be released in August 2022.
As a translator, she has translated Amanda Gorman’s best-selling Change Sings into the Spanish edition La canción del cambio and has translated librettos for The Houston Grand Opera. Her debut middle grade book Anina del Mar Jumps In (Dial) is a novel in verse about a young girl diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and is set to release in 2023. Her debut picture book Josefina’s Habichuelas (Arte Público Press), was released last year.
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Web @jasminnemendez.com
current / upcoming
August 19, City Without Altar Book Launch, Garza Studios, Houston, TX
Book Tour Events/Stops:
September 2, San Antonio, TX
September 27-28, University of Notre Dame
October 1 - Houston Public Library
October 6 - University of Houston Downtown
October 14 - Austin, TX
October 28-31 - South Texas Book Fest
December 18th - Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, TX