mónica teresa ortiz

Poet

DIMMITT, TX
Texas US
Email: 
[email protected]
Twitter/X: 
@elgallosalvaje

Author's Bio

Mónica Teresa Ortiz was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle.

Education: 
University of Texas at El Paso MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Pariahs Anthology (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2016)
,
The Border Crossed Us (Vagabond Press, 2015)
,
Weight of Addition (Mutabilis Press, 2007)
,
Writing on the Wind (Texas Tech University Press, 2004)
Book:
muted blood (Black Radish Books, 2018)
Chapbook:
autobiography of a semiromantic anarchist (Host, 2019)
Journals:
Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day
,
Acentos Review
,
Bombay Gin
,
Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review
,
BorderSenses
,
Huizache
,
In the Grove
,
OCHO
,
Palabra
,
Pilgrimage Magazine
,
Raspa Magazine
,
Rio Grande Review
,
Sinister Wisdom
,
The Brooklyn Review
,
The Texas Review

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Mexican
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Plainview
Raised in: 
TX
Texas
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Last update: Sep 01, 2026