Poet, fiction, and creative nonfiction writer Simon J. Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo) is a retired Regents Professor at Arizona State University and editor emeritus of Red Ink journal. He is determined to express an Indigenous voice that he believes is the essence of present-day reality, conscience, culture, and sense of responsibility.
Illustration: Dustin Mater
March 1973
Forever. Always. Never-ending. Continuing.
It was snowing in the Southwest, and the wind was cold and harsh the past few days.We know be…
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