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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.
In his book José, Can You See?, Alberto Sandoval-Sánchez mentions Cofer's trouble with the stereotyping, but also highlights that she uses the term "Latino" as an identity marker, which shows that she "not only embraces other Latino ethnicities in the U.S., she also engages in the deconstruction of Latina stereotypes in Hollywood and in the media". [2]
Bernardo Vega, novelist, author of The Memoirs of Bernardo Vega (1977, English ed. 1984) [24] Edgardo Vega Yunqué or Ed Vega, novelist [138] Irene Vilar, author and literary agent. Vilar is the granddaughter of independence activist Lolita Lebrón. [139] Alfredo Villanueva Collado, poet [140] William Carlos Williams (Puerto Rican mother ...
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 readership. [2]
Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), poet, writer and essayist; in 1994, became the first Hispanic to win the O. Henry Prize for her story "The Latin Deli"; in 1996, she and illustrator Susan Guevara became the first recipients of the Pura Belpre Award for Hispanic children's literature [102] [129]
Riding Low on the Streets of Gold, Latino Literature for Young Adults, Ed. by Judith Ortiz Cofer (Piñata Books/Arte Público Press/University of Houston, 2003) ISBN 1-55885-380-4. Latino/a Literature in the English Classroom; Ed. by Manuel Hernández (Editorial Plaza Mayor; San Juan, PR, 2003) ISBN 1-56328-249-6.
Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), Puerto Rican poet and author; Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958), American/Canadian poet; Merle Collins (born 1950), Grenadian poet and fiction writer; Judy Croome (born 1958), South African poet and novelist; Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 1952), Burkina Faso poet, fiction writer and politician
This is a list of English-language poets, who have written much of their poetry in English. [1] Main country of residence as a poet (not place of birth): A = Australia, Ag = Antigua, B = Barbados, Bo = Bosnia, C = Canada, Ch = Chile, Cu = Cuba, D = Dominica, De = Denmark, E = England, F = France, G = Germany, Ga = Gambia, Gd = Grenada, Gh = Ghana/Gold Coast, Gr = Greece, Gu = Guyana/British ...