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Wendy C. Ortiz

Wendy C. Ortiz is a native of Los Angeles, California. She is the author of Excavation: A Memoir (Future Tense Books) and Hollywood Notebook (Writ Large Press), both to be released in 2014. Wendy is a columnist for McSweeneyâ€™s Internet Tendency and curates and hosts the Rhapsodomancy Reading Series.

Poetry

Wendy C. Ortiz

Apr 5, 2014

WANTED: DEATH LAMENT

the dog born March 30th who I will find 6 months from now to know what it’s like to hurl myself down the mountain for the wind to blow right through me
Mini-Interviews, Rumpus Original

Wendy C. Ortiz

Jun 8, 2013

The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #49: Paul of Captain Pete’s Bait & Tackle

Wendy C. Ortiz conducts a mini-interview with one of her favorite Facebook friends, who happens to be in a notorious motorcycle gang.
Rumpus Original

Wendy C. Ortiz

Apr 27, 2013

The Saturday Rumpus Interview with Louise Mathias

I may have seemed in need of connection to Louise Mathias, when, upon meeting her, I gushed about what Joshua Tree meant to me. It’s true that I’m in need of connection, always, especially with poets, especially to places like…
Rumpus Original

Wendy C. Ortiz

Mar 23, 2013

Saturday Rumpus Interview With Eloise Klein Healy

I am struggling with that issue now as I launch into being poet laureate in Los Angeles. But it’s the same old problem, isn’t it? Just doing the work.