Manuel Iris (1983) is a Mexico-born, bilingual American poet and the author of six poetry collections that have received national and international recognition. He has held several distinguished positions, including Poet Laureate of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as writer-in-residence at both the Cincinnati Public Library and Thomas More University. In 2021, he was named a member of Mexico’s prestigious National System of Art Creators and, in 2025, received the Ambroggio Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets.
