1941: born on May 27 in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1961-1962: attends Fort Lewis College
1962-1965: serves in the U.S. Army
1966-1968: attends University of
New Mexico
1968-1969: fellow in International
writing program at University of
Iowa.
1971: Naked in the Wind
1973: birth of daughter Sara Ortiz
1974: The Killing of a State Cop
1974-1975: undergoes treatment for alcoholism
1976: Going for the Rain
1977: A Good Journey
1978: Howbah Indians
Song, Poetry, and Language
1980: Fight Back
1981: A Poem is a Journey
From Sand Creek
Toward a National
Indian Literature
1981: marries Marlene Foster
1982: Blue and Red
The Importance of Childhood
1982: consulting editor of Pueblo of
Acoma Press
1983: Fightin'
1984: Always the Stories
1984: divorces Marlene Foster
1985: The Creative Press
1988: The People Shall Continue
1991: Woven Stone
1994: After and Before the Lighting
From:
http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/1914-/lit/ortiz.html
By: Melanie Stephens
