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Mike Soto is a Mexican-American author and translator. His debut collection of poetry, A Grave Is Ä¢¹½´«Ã½n Supper, was adapted for the stage in a unique collaboration of literary theater with Teatro Dallas, and featured in the ICE Factory Festival in New York in 2021. Isles of Firm Ground, his translation of poet Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez (Chiapas, México), was published by Deep Vellum/Phoneme in 2022. 

BA, 2005, English Lit,  Spanish Lit, University of North Texas

MFA, 2009, Creative Writing (Poetry), Sarah Lawrence College

Nunca Solo: Alma Allen,  Museo Anahuacalli + Kasmin Gallery (Translation), 2023

Isles of Firm Ground, Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez (Translation), Deep Vellum/Phoneme, 2022

A Grave Is Ä¢¹½´«Ã½n Supper, written by Mike Soto, directed by Claudia Acosta, starring Elena Hurst, Nov. 9-14, 2020 Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX; July 28-31, New Ohio Theatre, New York, NY

A Grave Is Ä¢¹½´«Ã½n Supper, Deep Vellum, 2020

Nowhere To Go But Home, photos by Xavier Tavera (Essay), Cottage Industry, 2020

Dallas Spleen, Deep Vellum, 2019

Beyond The Shadow’s Ink, Jeanne Duval Editions, 2010