Simon J. Ortiz - February 26, 2015

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UA Poetry Center, UA Department of English, UA American Indian Studies Department

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UA Poetry Center
Simon J. Ortiz

Simon J. Ortiz reads prose and poetry, including an excerpt from an in-progress manuscript of an epic poem and selections from Woven Stone (1992), from Sand Creek (2000), and Out There Somewhere (2002).

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Welcome
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by Tyler Meier

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Introduction of the Poetics and Politics of Water Series and of Ofelia Zepeda
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by Larry Evers

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Introduction of Simon J. Ortiz
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by Ofelia Zepeda

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Opening Remarks,"Who Likes Indians," and "A Racist Fact"
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"A Racist Fact" is uncollected.

Citation

Ortiz, Simon J. "Who Likes Indians." Cream City Review 38.1 (2014): 41. Print.

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"Borges," "What Word Holds You," and "The Word Is Remember"
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Uncollected.

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"Memory, History, and the Present"
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Ortiz, Simon J. "Memory, History, and the Present." Across Cultures/Across Borders: Canadian Aboriginal and Native American Literatures. Ed. Paul DePasquale, Renate Eigenbrod, and Emma LaRocque. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2010.

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"For Now It's Enough: Late Night at ARA House: Thank God"
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Ortiz, Simon J. Out There Somewhere. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2002.

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"The Spring"
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Ortiz, Simon J. Out There Somewhere. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2002.

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Excerpts from from Sand Creek
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Ortiz, Simon J. from Sand Creek. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2000.

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"This Song: Beating the Heartbeat"
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Sung by Simon J. Ortiz.

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Ortiz, Simon J. Woven Stone. Tucson & London: The University of Arizona Press, 1992.

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Excerpts from from Sand Creek; Question and Answer Session
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Ortiz, Simon J. from Sand Creek. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 2000.

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Simon J. Ortiz
Photographer
Cybele Knowles
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