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Judith Ortiz Cofer (February 24, 1952 – December 30, 2016 [2]) was a Puerto Rican author. [3][4] Her critically acclaimed and award-winning work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young-adult fiction. Ortiz Cofer was the Emeritus Regents' and Franklin Professor of English and Creative ...
In the essay "The myth of the Latin Woman: I Just met a girl named Maria", author Judith Ortiz Cofer expresses her view of the stereotypes that she and other women of Latin and Hispanic descent have had to endure. She begins the story by relating an experience where a drunk pub patron started singing "Maria", from Westside Story to her, while ...
The Line of the Sun. The Line of the Sun, titled La Línea del Sol in the Spanish translation, is a 1989 novel written by Puerto Rican-American author Judith Ortiz Cofer. The story spans three decades, beginning in the late 1930s and ending in the 1960s. [1] The novel is Ortiz Cofer's main work of prose, and its publication helped broaden her ...
Pages in category "Puerto Rican short story writers" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Judith Ortiz Cofer; P. Benito Pastoriza Iyodo; R.
Marilyn Batista Márquez (born 1959), journalist, short story writer. Janette Becerra (born 1965), short story writer, poet, critic. Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier (1819–1879), poet. María Bibiana Benítez (1783–1873), Puerto Rico's first female poet, playwright. Giannina Braschi (born 1953), novelist, poet, essayist, playwright.
List of Puerto Rican writers. Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier. José Gautier Benítez. Eugenio María de Hostos. Antonio S. Pedreira. Lola Rodríguez de Tió. This is a list of Puerto Rican literary figures, including poets, novelists, short story authors, and playwrights.
This document is a 35-page excerpt, including the. Welcome chapter of the book and. Part 1: The Principles of Best Year Yet –. three hours to change your life. First published by. HarperCollins in 1994. and by Warner Books in 1998. Available in 12 other languages, including Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Romanian, Chinese, and ...
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Puerto Rican American author of poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays and young adult novels; March 12 – Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet and songwriter born to a Palestinian father and American mother; April 12 – Gary Soto, Mexican-American poet and author; May – Susan Stewart, American poet, academic and ...