Tobi Kassim was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, and has lived in the United States since 2003. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in the Volta, The Brooklyn Review, Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day, The Kenyon Review, Zocalo Public Square, Four Way Review and elsewhere. His chapbook, Dear Sly Stone, was published by Spiral Editions. Tobi was a 2021 Undocupoets fellow, received support from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and is an associate poetry editor for West Branch.