judith ortiz cofer (february 24, 1952 – december 30, 2016) was a 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 american culture. she was alsothen 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.