Ali Nuri is an Iraqi American poet and the author of Rain and Embers (2019). He was born in Diwaniyah, Iraq, but was raised in the U.S. after fleeing persecution. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Edinboro University. His work has been featured in several articles and reviews, including Tweetspeak Poetry, Scriptable, the Erie Reader, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.