A woman with shoulder-length hair wearing sunglasses, a necklace, and a wristwatch, sitting indoors and resting her chin on her hand.
A woman with shoulder-length hair wearing sunglasses, a necklace, and a wristwatch, sitting indoors and resting her chin on her hand.

Carol Matos’ poetry has appeared in ROOM, Columbia Journal, RHINO, The Chattahoochee Review, Broad Street, Pinch, Barrelhouse, The Potomac Review, and others. Her debut collection of poems, 'The Hush Before the Animals Attack', was published by Main Street Rag in 2013. She was a semifinalist for the Spoon River Poetry Review Editors’ Prize, and a nominee for the Pushcart Poetry Prize. Her new book, “There’s Something Elemental In The Way You Say Goodbye,” will be out in the fall of 2026, published by Main Street Rag. Formerly a photographer with exhibitions in New York City and Europe, she now serves as Vice President for Administration at Manhattan School of Music.