
Poetry








Poetry is a Call to Community
A captioned video reading of, “A Crip Love Poem” and “majestic disabled/queer/people of color elders instruct how to dance in the struggle” for the Women Enabled International (WEI) 10th anniversary closing ceremonies in NY.


Award Winning Poem: majestic disabled/queer/people of color elders instruct how to dance in the struggle
Award Winning Poem featured in Cid Pearlman dance (home)body exhibit. Image from Cid Pearlman Performance.


About Place Journal Poetry Publication
Check out Ortiz’s poems and the amazing art, poetry and essays in the issue of When We Are Lost / How We Are Found, October 2021 About Place Journal.

“Hand Towel Access i.e. The Little Things”
“Hand Towel Access i.e. The Little Things” published in Mollyhouse, Issue 3 edited by Raymond Luczak, Handtype Press on July 17, 2021

Split This Rock Poem of the Week, Tonight: Rebellious Resistance
Published online and audio available on “The Quarry” at Split This Rock

Poetry Finalist for the home(body) project by Cid Pearlman Performance
Cid Pearlman Performance is delighted to announce the four poets whose work will be featured in the upcoming dance/video/art installation (home)Body, which premieres at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in January of 2022. This project is made possible by the Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship at the Community Foundation Santa Cruz.

Poetry, Queerness, Disability Justice
A poetry reading sponsored by the Autistic Women’s and Non-binary Network as part of their #LiberatingWebinars.

To the Non-Disabled White Grrrl with the Frida Kahlo Altar in the Living Room
To the Non-Disabled White Grrrl with the Frida Kahlo Altar in the Living Room

