Erik Manuel Soto is a Mexican-American writer from California. His poems have appeared in Volt, Huizache, Sonora Review, Antiphony, and other magazines and publications. Winner of the inaugural Gronk Nicandro first book prize for poetry, you can buy Erik’s first poetry collection, Inside the Umber Iris, on whatbookspress.com.
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