Artist Dan Jian makes the point that landscapes and memory are one and the same.
mónica teresa ortiz
mónica teresa ortiz is a poet born and raised in Texas. ortiz was a 2021–2022 journalist in residence with Freedomways and a 2021–2022 artist in residence with UT Austin's Planet Texas 2050. They have work forthcoming in Hayden Ferry's Review and Scalawag. Follow them on Twitter @elgallosalvaje or on substack at elgallosalvaje.substack.com.