Juan Manuel Pérez

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Juan Manuel Pérez, poeta Mexico-Americano y descendiente indígena (Purépecha/Otomí), es el autor de Another Menudo Sunday (2007), O' Dark Heaven: A Response to Suzette Haden Elgin's Definition of Horror (2009), WUI: Written Under the Influence of Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. (2011), Live From La Pryor: The Poetry of Juan Manuel Perez: A Zavala Country Native Son, Volume 1 (2014), y Sex, Lies, and Chupacabras (2015).  Fue nombrado el Poeta Laureado de San Antonio (2011-2012) por la Asociación de Poetas en San Antonio.

Su poesía se centra en temas como política, las fuerzas armadas, y la problemática sobre el medio ambiente, incluyendo temas de horror, libros de comics, y ciencia ficción. El ex Gourd Dancer para el Tia Piah  Big River Clan Warrior Society en Memphis, ha sido nominado para el Premio Pushcart y es  un SEATTAH  Scholar por parte de la Universidad de Dallas.  Junto con su esposa, Malia, es el cofundador de la editorial The House of  the Fighting Chupacabras. Juan  ha sido  miembro del Cuerpo Marino/Médico por diez años. Actualmente, Juan es maestro de preparatoria, escribe poesía, y reside en la costa del Golfo de Texas, cerca de Corpus Christi, Texas. 

Juan Manuel Pérez, a Mexican-American poet of indigenous descent (Purépecha/Otomí), is the author of Another Menudo Sunday (2007), O' Dark Heaven: A Response to Suzette Haden Elgin's Definition of Horror (2009), WUI: Written Under the Influence of Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. (2011), Live From La Pryor: The Poetry of Juan Manuel Perez: A Zavala Country Native Son, Volume 1 (2014), and Sex, Lies, and Chupacabras (2015). He was named the San Antonio  Poet Laureate (2011-2012) by the San Antonio Poets Association.

His poetry centers on political, military, and environmental issues as well as the speculative themes of horror, comic books, and science fiction. The former Gourd Dancer for the Memphis Tia Piah Big River Clan Warrior Society is also a Pushcart Prize Nominee as well as a SEATTAH Scholar (Striving For Excellence And Accountability In The Teaching Of Traditional American History) through the University Of Dallas. ​Juan is a ten-year Navy Corpsman/Marine Medic. Along with his wife, Malia, he is a co-founder of The House of the Fighting Chupacabras Press. Currently, Juan teaches high school history, writes poetry, and resides in the Texas Gulf Coast near Corpus Christi, Texas.