
Reviews of my book: Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowermt (2018, FlowerSong Books)
under construction Gabino Iglesias: Yeah, this is the Land of Opportunity. It’s just hidden for a while, but it’s still there. In any...

Who am I?
TEDx Speaker and songwriter Daniel García Ordaz, a.k.a. The Poet Mariachi, a Texas-based teacher and writer from McAllen, is a Mexican...

Author & Speaker Bookings
Book your author event (reading/performance, keynote address, writing workshop with students and/or teachers), etc.! Order books! #YKWIS...

C.V.: EDITING AND BOOK PUBLISHING CREDITS
Editor and Cover Design: Boundless, the official anthology of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, (annually from...

CV: POETRY COLLECTION PUBLICATION
Cenzontle/Mockingbird (YA Edition): Songs of Empowerment (Poetry * Drama), McAllen, TX: El Zarape Press (2019) Cenzontle/Mockingbird:...

C.V.: PRIVATE WORKSHOPS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, STAFF DEVELOPMENTS
“Transitions In Writing” @ Teacher Share Fair, La Joya ISD (Dec. 14, 2019). “Grammar Focus” @ Teacher Share Fair, La Joya ISD (Aug. 4/5,...

C.V.: ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PANELS/WORKSHOPS/PAPERS
Panelist, "How To Start a Poetry Festival and Why" (with P. Scott Cunningham, Sarah Browning, Laurin Macios, Daniel Garcia, Martin J....

Headed To THE SHOW: Texas Book Festival!
@texasbookfest made it official: I've been invited to participate in the Texas Book Festival (Oct. 27--28 in Austin)! Check out the link...

Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment
Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment (Poetry * Drama) Daniel García Ordaz The Poet Mariachi ISBN: 978-0692077528 FlowerSong...

New Book Cover Illustration: Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment
Beyond excited to share the art/illustration by artist/teacher Mario Godinez that will become the cover for my new collection,...

Ten To Know: Ten MFA in Creative Writing graduates from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (i
01 David Rice Rice is the author of several books, including Give the Pig a Chance, a collection of short stories set in the Rio Grande...

Book Reviews: You Know What I'm Sayin'?: Poetry * Drama (2006, El Zarape Press)
"I really enjoyed the tempos and cultural experience of this collection." Read the very thorough review (including quotes from...

CV: ORIGINAL WORK PUBLISHED IN ANTHOLOGIES
Asina Is How We Talk (FlowerSong Press) Eddie Vega, Editor. "My Carnalito Is A Real Tragoncito" (Dec. 2022). Living Beyond Borders...

CV: ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS CONSIDERING MY WRITING
1. Murillo, Dr. Luz A. “Local Literacies as Counter-Hegemonic Practices Deconstructing Anti-Spanish Ideologies in the Rio Grande Valley,”...

CV: ARTICLES IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS CONSIDERING MY WRITING
Murillo, Dr. Luz A. “Local Literacies as Counter-Hegemonic Practices Deconstructing Anti-Spanish Ideologies in the Rio Grande Valley,”...

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Mom & Dad had nine children. Not all of us survive, but we three of the seven are blessed to have had the opportunities and taken...











