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mónica teresa ortiz

mónica teresa ortiz is a poet and interdisciplinary artist born and raised in the rural Panhandle of Texas. mónica was a 2022 visiting researcher with the Center for Arts, Design, & Social Research, and their work has appeared in the Brooklyn Rail, Hyperallergic, and Fence.

In the Open Air
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Love Letter From A Poet Under Empire

by mónica teresa ortiz September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

On our best days, we dream and wake up to new possibilities. On our worst days, together, we can endure. This is what the South reminds me.

The cover of Destiny Hemphill's latest poetry collection, "motherworld: a devotional for the alter-life."
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Altars for the alter-life

by mónica teresa ortiz May 16, 2023November 13, 2023
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Everything (Queer) Everywhere All At Once

by mónica teresa ortiz March 10, 2023December 1, 2023
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'The imaginary line in the sand': Texas artist's installation challenges U.S.-Mexico border

by mónica teresa ortiz August 30, 2022December 4, 2023
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Poetry & Playlists, Mix 03: The Spaces Between

by mónica teresa ortiz April 15, 2022April 21, 2022
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Postcolonial Love Poem: 'How do you maintain your tenderness?'

by mónica teresa ortiz June 24, 2020September 27, 2023
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'This Work Will Take Dancing:' Two Poems by mónica teresa ortiz

by mónica teresa ortiz November 26, 2018April 7, 2021

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