Simon Ortiz

Native American Poet

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  "Making Language familiar and accessible to others, bringing it within their grasp and comprehension, is what a writer, teacher, and storyteller does or tries to do.  I've been trying for over thirty years." - Simon J. Ortiz  Woven Stone

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lilsun.gif (1170 bytes) Introduction lilsun.gif (1170 bytes)Biography lilsun.gif (1170 bytes)Ortiz Poems  lilsun.gif (1170 bytes)A Primary Bibliography 

 lilsun.gif (1170 bytes)A Secondary Bibliography lilsun.gif (1170 bytes)Ortiz Links

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lillizbuton.gif (278 bytes)     Creator of this page can be contacted at mars205@juno.com.  Remarks, corrections, etc. are appreciated, as it is still under construction.   This site is one of a group of  projects for American Poetry 3342 ,taught by Dr. Tim Morris at the University of Texas at Arlington, and much of the information for the Secondary Bibliography was provided by Dr. Kenneth M. Roemer.  Many thanks to all for the information and insight.