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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]
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]
This is a list of Puerto Rican literary figures, including poets, novelists, short story authors, and playwrights.It includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and long-term residents or immigrants who have made Puerto Rico their home, and who are recognized for their literary work.
"Kipling and I" (poem), in Wáchale!: poetry and prose about growing up Latino in America, edited by Ilan Stavans, 2001. Chicago: Cricket Books. ISBN 0-8126-4750-5. "The teacher was surprised", in Riding low on the street of gold, edited and with an introduction by Judith Ortiz Cofer, 2003. Houston, Texas: Piñata Books; Arte Público Press.
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
Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), Puerto Rican poet and author; Leonard Cohen (1934–2016), Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist; Wanda Coleman (1946–2013), African-US poet; Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849), English poet, biographer and essayist; Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1861–1907), English novelist, essayist and poet
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.