Name Emmanuel Ortiz | Role Poet | |
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Emmanuel ortiz moment of silence poetry for thought
Emmanuel Ortiz (born 1974) is a Chicano/Puerto Rican/Irish-American activist and spoken-word poet. He has worked with the Minnesota Alliance for the Indigenous Zapatistas (MAIZ) and Estación Libre and as a staff member of the Resource Centre of the Americas. Ortiz has performed his poetry at numerous readings, political rallies, activist conferences, and benefits. His works appeared in The Roots of Terror a reader published by Project South, as well as others. His readings of his poems have appeared on Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now!. His controversial poem, Moment of Silence, circulated the internet a year after September 11th, 2001.
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- Emmanuel ortiz moment of silence poetry for thought
- leaving a legacy emmanuel ortiz united youth
- Selected works
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leaving a legacy emmanuel ortiz united youth
Selected works

Awards

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