Daniel García Ordaz is the author of You Know What I’m Sayin’?  (El Zarape Press, 2006) and Cenzontle / Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment (FlowerSong Press, 2018). His poems have appeared in numerous literary journals, academic collections, and anthologies. He is a founder of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival and a Pushcart Prize nominee. His writing centers on the creative power of language. García is also a songwriter and former newspaper journalist. He appears in the documentary ALTAR: Cruzando fronteras/Building bridges about the late Gloria E. Anzaldúa. He is a teacher at La Joya Early College High School.