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Simon J. Ortiz
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Simon J. Ortiz
BY: Keegan Wiley, Jackson Sheesley, Sawyer James, and Daniel Young
Biography
Born- May 27th, 1941
Place of birth- Albuquerque, NM
Type of poet- Native American Renaissance
Biography cont.
Culture and the Universe
•Ortiz is a member of the Eagle Clan
• His father, a railroad worker and woodcarver, was an elder in the clan who was charged with keeping the religious knowledge and customs of the pueblo.
Publication date- 2002
summary- It is about a group travelling in a canyon. They learn to let goof the cares of society. They learn to float among the stars and let troubles pass them by.
literary devices- personification of the universe.
literary devices- personification of nature.
Biography cont.
Blind Curse
Simon J. Ortiz
•Ortiz attended the Fort Lewis College and the University of New Mexico
•Afterrwards Otiz earned a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the University of Iowa in 1969.
•During the 1960s Ortiz also served in the army.
publication date-1994
summary- Its about a storm with a truck driving through it as a man looks on while unable to help at all.
literary device- realism
literary device- personification
literary device- metaphor
By Keegan Wiley, Jackson Sheesley, Sawyer James, Daniel Young
Biography cont.
Busted boy
•In the early 1970s he began to write in earnest, while teaching at various colleges
•In 1982 won a Pushcart Prize and a wide audience with From Sand Creek
Publication date- 2002
Summary- Ortiz witnesses how different races are treated differently to others.
literary device- personification
literary device- imagry
literary device- metaphor
Biography cont.
Vision Shadows
•Ortiz was greatly influenced in his poetry by his own heritage and the Beat Movement.
•The divorced father of three daughters, Ortiz currently teaches at the University of Toronto and lectures widely.
publication date- 1977
summary- In the "vision shadows" Ortiz talks about how there is evil in the world.
literary device- personification
literary device- similie
literary divice- metaphor