Naomi Ortiz

Naomi Ortiz is a poet, writer, facilitator, and visual artist whose intersectional work focuses on self-care for activists, disability justice, ecojustice, and relationship with place. She is the author of Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice (Reclamation Press), a book for diverse communities on dealing with the risks of burnout. Ortiz is a Border Narrative Grant Awardee for her multidisciplinary project, Complicating Conversations. Numerous publications and anthologies have featured Ortiz’s writing and poetry, and her artwork has been presented through a variety of formats. Ortiz is a proud, Disabled Mestiza (Latina/Indigenous/White), living in the Arizona US/Mexico borderlands.