Miguel Antonio Ortiz was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He grew up in the South Bronx, and graduated from the High School of Music & Art and the City College of New York. He was an editor for Hanging Loose Press and Publications Director for Teachers & Writers Collaborative. In the business world, he worked as a computer programmer for Chase Manhattan Bank, Merrill Lynch and TIAA-CREF. Happily married for 39 years, he is the father of two sons. He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
