2011 - 2012 POET LAUREATE
for the
San Antonio Poets' Association
Juan Manuel Perez is a native of La Pryor, Texas, and son to second Generation Mexican-Americans, he is also a former Navy/Marine Medic and currently a high school history teacher. Juan served in the First Gulf War earning the title of combat medic and extending his expertise to civilians in Florida in 1992 during the Hurricane Andrew operation. He enjoys reading and writing prose and poetry and poetry about Mexican culture, history, horror, science fiction, and his beloved comic books. He is also the author of 6 chapbooks including BENEATH THE TIGHTS (2006), WITHIN THE FUNNY COLORED PAGES (2006), and the SPIRIT OF MOTECUHZOMA II, 2nd. ed. (2006). The author is also a member of the San Antonio Poets Association, San Angelo Writers' Club, and the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
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Links!!!
Poets & Writers
SAPA
Jazma Online
Science Fiction Poetry Assoc.
AIPF
Old West Actors
VIPF
Corazon Bilingue
Poet & Historian,The Maroon Knight of Zavala County
JUAN MANUEL PEREZ
Poet Historian
Actor Gunslinger
Comic Book Fan
NEWS!!! jUAN was the 2nd Place Winner at the 2010 Austin International Poetry Festival with the poem "Free." This poem was selected 2nd out of 1,625 poems. It has been published in the 2010 AIPF anthology Di-Verse-City. Featured in "And Now the Nightmare Begins" edited by Horror Writer Jeani
Juan has been selected as the 2011-2012 Poet Laureate for the San Antonio Poets' Association. For more information:
http://www.sapoetsassoc.org/laureate-2008/index.html
Two of Juan's poems have been nominated for the 2011 Rhysling Poetry Award. For more infomation: http://www.sfpoetry.com/ra/rhyscand.html
"WUI: Written Under the Influence of Trinidad Sanchez, Jr." is available for purchase from Rhyme or Reason Word Design Studio.
IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!!!
The book cost is $15 plus 5.00 for priority s/h.
Please email gotobulldog87@yahoo.com or maliaperez94@yahoo.com for purchase information until online store is available.
Mr. Perez will autograph/personalize the book to you. Please specify to whom the book is to be personalized for when ordering.
Podcast from Corazon Bilingue! Just released September 26, 2010. Click on the link above, check out the link for Corazon Bilingue, or go to the Videos page and download the podcast for free!!!
Rector.
Featured in edited by Horror Writer JeaniRector.
A new horror collection edited by Jeani Rector is due to be released later in 2011 featuring many horror writers including Juan Manuel Perez.
Mr. Perez's first book
"Another Menudo Sunday"
Available at PublishAmerica.com, Amazon.com, or BarnesandNobel.com
e-book "O' Dark Heaven" at OndaBooks.com
Purchase information is also available on the publications and releases page.
