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E.L. Soto

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Born
El Paso, The United States
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Marquez, Allende, Borges, Esquivel.

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May 2017


E.L. Soto is an award winning published poet and writer. He was previously a winner in the annual Franklin-Christoph poetry contest as well as being a featured poet in Magnapoets "Love Anthology."

E.L. was born and raised in the West Texas town of El Paso before leaving at the age of 23 to pursue music in Austin. It was during this time that he began to develop a passion for writing poetry and short stories. Several years later he decided to pursue a career in creative writing. He became fascinated with the likes of Borges, Allende and Marquez and the genre known as "Magical Realism.”

While enrolled in the College of Santa Fe, he studied under such esteemed poets as Matt Donovan and Valerie Martinez. He developed his writing skills explicitly
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