What is Judith Ortiz Cofer?
'''Judith Ortiz Cofer''' (February 24, [[1952]] – December 30, 2016) was a [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] [[author]]. She is best known for her works of creative non-fiction and her works are to exposes the rifts and gaps that arise between her split cultural heritages. Her work also explores such subjects as [[racism]] and [[sexism]] in [[America|American]] culture. She was also an author of a children´s book. The topics she wrote about over her career: ''A Love Story Beginning in Spanish'', ''Reaching for the Mainland and Selected New Poems'', ''Terms of Survival'', and ''The Poet Upstairs'', ''Animal Jamboree/La Fiesta De Los Animales: Latino Folktales / Leyendas'', and ''A Bailar!/Let’s Dance''. Most of her topics are about children, animals, and love. Judith Ortiz Cofer was voted into the Georgia Writers Hall of''F''fame. [[File: Judith Ortiz Cofer.jpg|alt=Judith Ortiz Cofer|frame|Judith Ortiz Cofer was a writer and professor at the University of Georgia whose works came in different genres: poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young adult novels. ]] ==Early life== Judith Ortíz Cofer was born to Jesus Lugo Ortíz and Fanny Morot in Hormigueros, [[Puerto Rico]], on February 24, 1952. She moved to [[Paterson, New Jersey]] with her family in 1956. Morot (her mother) gave birth to Judith Ortíz Cofer when she was fifteen years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/judith-ortiz-cofer-1952-2016|title=Judith Ortiz Cofer}}</ref> They believed they would have more opportunities for young parents in America. Despite Lugo’s (her father) passion for working in a [[university]], he left school and joined the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]. Later, he was assigned to [[Panama]] when his daughter was born. He met Judith Ortiz Cofer for the first time two years later. Her family’s move from Puerto Rico to [[New Jersey]] influenced her writing. ==How she became a writer== Ortiz Cofer's work can be called creative nonfiction. Her narrative style was influenced by