Reception to Honor the Work of Simon Ortiz

The outstanding literary contributions of Simon Ortiz, a Regents’ Professor of English and American Indian Studies at Arizona State University, will be celebrated at a special reception honoring his work and the donation of his papers to ASU Library.

A major voice in 20th and 21st century literature, Ortiz has produced more than two dozen volumes of poetry, prose fiction, children's literature and nonfiction work, translated and anthologized all over the world. His work, which largely examines the cultural, social and political dynamics of Indigenous peoples, has earned him such awards as the 2013 Golden Tibetan Antelope International Prize and the 1982 Pushcart Prize.

Speakers at the reception will include Evelina Lucero, who co-wrote Simon J. Ortiz: A Poetic Legacy of Indigenous Continuance, as well as Professor Ortiz himself.