The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica Resources

Websites

Aisle 1: Foundations

The Poetry Foundation stocks a handy bio and links to her work.

Aisle 2: Academics

Check out Ortiz Cofer's profile on the University of Georgia website, where she teaches.

Aisle 3: Georgia Greats

Here is Ortiz Cofer's page at the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.

Video

You Got Questions?

Ortiz Cofer has some answers for you… provided the questions are about writing.

Poet@Tech

Watch Cofer give a reading of her original work.

Audio

Her Own Voice

Hear Ortiz Cofer read from her own work.

Images

The Author Pic

Here is a tasteful black and white of Ortiz Cofer striking the universal author's pose.

In Living Color

This shot seems more natural—and colorful.

Articles and Interviews

H.O.F. Vid

Here's an interview with Ortiz Cofer, done by the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.

"Speaking in Puerto Rican"

Read this interview with Cofer Ortiz from the Bilingual Review.

Books

The Latin Deli

Enjoy this mix of prose and poetry, featuring our poem.

The Cruel Country

This is a recent memoir about Ortiz Cofer's experiences returning to Puerto Rico.