Carlo Matos is a bi+/poly author who has published 14 books, including Book of Tongues: the Dead Letters of Pedro & Ines (FlowerSong Press, 2025) and As Malcriadas or Names We Inherit (New Meridian, 2022). His poems, stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in such journals as Hobart, Rhino, PANK, DMQ Review, and Diagram, among many others. His books have been reviewed in such places as Kirkus Reviews, Boston Review, Iowa Review, and Portuguese-American Journal. Carlo has received grants and fellowships from Disquiet ILP (Portugal), CantoMundo, the Illinois Arts Council, the Sundress Academy for the Arts, and the La Romita School of Art (Italy). He is a founding member of the Portuguese-American writers collective Kale Soup for the Soul and a winner of the Heartland Poetry Prize. He currently lives in Chicago, is a professor at the City Colleges of Chicago, and is a former MMA fighter and kickboxer. Follow him on Instagram @carlomatos8.