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Bill Wetzel is Amskapi Pikuni aka Blackfeet from Montana. His writing has appeared in the American Indian Culture & Research Journal, Yellow Medicine Review, Studies In Indian Literatures (SAIL), Hinchas de Poesia, Red Ink Magazine, Literary Orphans and various outlets. He is the founder of the Stjukshon Indigenous reading series at Casa Libre en la Solana in Tucson, AZ. He is a 2018 Peripheral Poet Fellow, and twice a Lijang Studio Spring Festival Writer-in-Residence in Lijang, Yunnan, China. He is the 2022 MFA Author Awards winner. He currently lives and teaches in Shanghai, China.

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
Remembering Blackfeet Educator and Basketball Legend Don Wetzel Sr.: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Remembering-Blackfeet-Educ-Basketball_Educators--Teachers_Indigenous-Americans_Indigenous-Cultures-230529-580.html #Basketball #Educators-Teachers #Indi

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Remembering Blackfeet Educator and Basketball Legend Don Wetzel Sr.: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Remembering-Blackfeet-Educ-Basketball_Educators--Teachers_Indigenous-Americans_Indigenous-Cultures-230529-580.html

Thursday, January 30, 2014
"Barack Obama" by Xavier Cavazos: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Barack-Obama-by-Xavier-C-by-Bill-Wetzel-Obama_Obama-2012-Presidential-Race_Poetry_Poetry-140130-695.html #p2

Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Nobody Documentary: Isaac Kirkman - The Martyr From Nowhere: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Nobody-Documentary-Isaac-by-Bill-Wetzel-Awareness_Awareness_Documentary_Inspiration-140108-38.html #p2

Tuesday, January 7, 2014
5 Questions with Tanaya Winder of the Reach The Rez Campaign: http://www.opednews.com/articles/5-Questions-with-Tanaya-Wi-by-Bill-Wetzel-Feminism_Indigenous_Indigenous-Cultures_Indigenous-Peoples-140107-285.html #p2 #indigenous #indians

Monday, December 23, 2013
'Skin Writing 101: http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/Skin-Writing-101-by-Bill-Wetzel-Native-Americans_Native-Populations_Race-Native-American-First-Nation_Writing-131223-898.html #fiction #literature #indigenous #nativeamericans #indians #blackfeet

Saturday, November 30, 2013
American Indians & White Supremacist Thought: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/American-Indians--White-S-by-Bill-Wetzel-Bureau-Of-Indian-Affairs_Colonialism_Colonialism_Native-Indian-Reservation-131130-528.html

Saturday, November 30, 2013
American Indians & White Supremacist Thought: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/American-Indians--White-S-by-Bill-Wetzel-Bureau-Of-Indian-Affairs_Colonialism_Colonialism_Native-Indian-Reservation-131130-528.html #p2

Monday, October 7, 2013
Tribal Politics: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Tribal-Politics-by-Bill-Wetzel-Cultures_FICTION_Fiction_Fiction-131007-797.html #p2 #blackfeet #fiction #literature #indigenous @mrhwm

Monday, September 16, 2013
Native Poet Allison Hedge Coke Documents Dust Bowl: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Native-Poet-Allison-Hedge-by-Bill-Wetzel-Depression_Dust-Bowl_History_Indigenous-130916-381.html @aahedgecoke #p2 #indigenous #poetry #documentary

Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Aisha Sabatini Sloan: A Clear Presence: http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/A-Clear-Presence-by-Bill-Wetzel-130706-70.html #p2

Saturday, July 6, 2013
Aisha Sloan: A Clear Presence: http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/A-Clear-Presence-by-Bill-Wetzel-130706-70.html #p2

Friday, July 5, 2013
Pandemic Flu: Interprofessional Education Goes Statewide in Arizona: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Pandemic-Flu-Interprofess-by-Bill-Wetzel-121117-421.html #p2

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Chax Press Unveils New Website: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Chax-Press-Unveils-New-Web-by-Bill-Wetzel-130626-330.html #poetry #poetics #literature #p2 #smallpress

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Bin Laden won this war: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Bin-Laden-won-this-war-by-Hugh-Brady-Conrad-130611-396.html #p2

Friday, June 7, 2013
#Indigenous reading w/Sterling HolyWhiteMountain, Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu & Edward Chato-Seaton: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Stjukshon-An-Indigenous-R-by-Bill-Wetzel-130606-252.html #fiction #literature #p2

Thursday, June 6, 2013
Stjukshon:An Indigenous Reading Series w/Sterling HolyWhiteMountain,Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu & Edward Chato-Seaton: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Stjukshon-An-Indigenous-R-by-Bill-Wetzel-130606-252.html @MrHWM

Thursday, June 6, 2013
Stjukshon: An Indigenous Reading Series w/Sterling HolyWhiteMountain, Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu & Edward Chato-Seaton: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Stjukshon-An-Indigenous-R-by-Bill-Wetzel-130606-252.html #p2

Friday, May 31, 2013
#NationalShortStoryMonth: 5 Questions w Naomi Benaron, Adrian C. Louis, Debra Magpie Earling, Matt Pine & Jody Thompson http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130530-491.html

Thursday, May 30, 2013
National Short Story Month: Five Questions with Five More Writers: http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130530-491.html #p2 #fiction #literature

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Five Questions with Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Five-Questions-with-Ashley-by-Bill-Wetzel-130515-159.html #nationalshortstorymonth #indigenous #navajo #fiction #literature #feminism

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
#NationalShortStoryMonth: Five Questions with Seamus Scanlon, Erika Wurth, Matt Mendez & Sterling Holywhitemountain http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130517-434.html

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
#NationalShortStoryMonth: Five Questions with Stephen Graham Jones http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130514-833.html #fiction #literature #Blackfeet #indigenous #natives

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
#NationalShortStoryMonth 5 Questions with Alan Heathcock, Lydia Millet,Eddie Chuculate & Shann Ray http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130511-277.html #fiction #literature

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
National Short Story Month: Five Questions with Four Writers: http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130517-434.html #nativeamericans #fiction #literature #irish #Blackfeet

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Obama and Nixon: A Historical Perspective: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Obama-and-Nixon-A-Histori-by-Robert-F-Kennedy-130520-115.html #p2

Saturday, May 18, 2013
National Short Story Month: Five Questions with Four Writers: http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130517-434.html #p2 #fiction #literature #natives

Friday, May 17, 2013
National Short Story Month:5 Questions w Seamus Scanlon,Erika Wurth,Matt Mendez& Sterling Holywhitemountain http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130517-434.html @cairnpress

Friday, May 17, 2013
National Short Story Month: Five Questions with Four Writers: http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130517-434.html #p2

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Five Questions with #Navajo scholar Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Five-Questions-with-Ashley-by-Bill-Wetzel-130515-159.html #p2 #literature #indigenous

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Five Questions with Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Five-Questions-with-Ashley-by-Bill-Wetzel-130515-159.html #fiction #literature #indigenous #navajo #natives

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
National Short Story Month: Five Questions with Stephen Graham Jones: http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130514-833.html #p2 #blackfeet #fiction #literature #indigenous

Monday, May 13, 2013
National Short Story Month:5 Questions w Alan Heathcock, Lydia Millet, Eddie Chuculate & Shann Ray http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130511-277.html #fiction #literature

Sunday, May 12, 2013
For my mom: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/For-my-mom-by-Bill-Wetzel-120514-890.html

Saturday, May 11, 2013
National Short Story Month: Five Questions with Five Writers: http://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Short-Story-Month-by-Bill-Wetzel-130511-277.html @alanheathcock @eddie_chuculate #fiction #literature

Sunday, May 5, 2013
Stjukshon: An Indigenous Reading Series w/ Simon J. Ortiz, Bojan Louis & Tygel Pinto: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Stjukshon-An-Indigenous-R-by-Bill-Wetzel-130409-463.html #p2 #fiction #literature #natives

Thursday, May 2, 2013
Muscogee Author, Eddie Chuculate Awarded the Carol Houck Smith Fiction Fellowship: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Muscogee-Author-Eddie-Chu-by-Bill-Wetzel-130501-122.html #fiction #literature #natives

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
#Muscogee Author, Eddie Chuculate Awarded the Carol Houck Smith #Fiction Fellowship: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Muscogee-Author-Eddie-Chu-by-Bill-Wetzel-130501-122.html @Eddie_Chuculate #p2 #literature

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Book Review: "sing: Poetry From The Indigenous Americas" Edited By Allison Hedge Coke: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Book-Review--sing-Poetry-by-Bill-Wetzel-111107-301.html #p2

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
My Mentor Died Last Month: http://www.opednews.com/articles/My-Mentor-Died-Last-Month-by-Marta-Steele-130421-124.html #p2

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Stjukshon: An Indigenous Reading Series w/ Simon J. Ortiz, Bojan Louis & Tygel Pinto: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Stjukshon-An-Indigenous-R-by-Bill-Wetzel-130409-463.html #p2 #native #literature #poetry

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Jody Thompson: The Interprofessional Approach: A Patient's Perspective: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Jody-Thompson-The-Interpr-by-Bill-Wetzel-130315-554.html #p2 #health @jodyjthompson

Friday, March 15, 2013
Jody Thompson: The Interprofessional Approach: A Patient's Perspective: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Jody-Thompson-The-Interpr-by-Bill-Wetzel-130315-554.html #p2 @jodyjthompson

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
An update in the comments for this article.// Jody Thompson: Solidarity Day: Interprofessional Education in Motion: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Jody-Thompson-Solidarity-by-Bill-Wetzel-130211-684.html #p2

Monday, February 11, 2013
Jody Thompson: Solidarity Day: Interprofessional Education in Motion: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Jody-Thompson-Solidarity-by-Bill-Wetzel-130211-684.html #p2 #health #wellness

Friday, January 4, 2013
An Interview With Poet Clarissa Bueno: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/An-Interview-With-Poet-Cla-by-Bill-Wetzel-130101-341.html

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
My latest at @opednews is: An Interview With Poet Clarissa Bueno: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/An-Interview-With-Poet-Cla-by-Bill-Wetzel-130101-341.html #poetry #literature #poetics #p2

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
An Interview With Poet Clarissa Bueno: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/An-Interview-With-Poet-Cla-by-Bill-Wetzel-130101-341.html

Tuesday, January 1, 2013
An Interview With Poet Clarissa Bueno: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/An-Interview-With-Poet-Cla-by-Bill-Wetzel-130101-341.html #p2 #poetry #poetics

Wednesday, December 12, 2012
TC Tolbert: Vena Amoris: http://www.opednews.com/articles/TC-Tolbert-Vena-Amoris-by-Bill-Wetzel-121129-648.html #p2

Monday, December 3, 2012
Why to Say No to Susan Rice: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-to-Say-No-to-Susan-Ric-by-Ray-McGovern-121203-5.html #p2

Monday, December 3, 2012
Jody Thompson: Success for the Nation's First Statewide Interprofessional Mini-Course and Pandemic Simulation: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Jody-Thompson-Success-for-by-Bill-Wetzel-121203-355.html #p2

Monday, December 3, 2012
TC Tolbert: Vena Amoris: http://www.opednews.com/articles/TC-Tolbert-Vena-Amoris-by-Bill-Wetzel-121129-648.html

Saturday, December 1, 2012
My latest is a guest column by TC Tolbert: Vena Amoris: http://www.opednews.com/articles/TC-Tolbert-Vena-Amoris-by-Bill-Wetzel-121129-648.html #p2 #LGBT #domesticviolence #transgender #feminism

Friday, November 30, 2012
TC Tolbert: Vena Amoris: http://www.opednews.com/articles/TC-Tolbert-Vena-Amoris-by-Bill-Wetzel-121129-648.html #p2

Friday, November 30, 2012
Ron Paul's Appalling World View: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ron-Paul-s-Appalling-World-by-Robert-Parry-121127-871.html #p2

Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Jody Thompson: "Pandemic Flu: Interprofessional Education Goes Statewide in Arizona": http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Pandemic-Flu-Interprofess-by-Bill-Wetzel-121117-421.html #p2

Monday, November 19, 2012
Something About Something: An Interview with Poet Shelly Taylor: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Something-About-Something-by-Bill-Wetzel-110610-602.html #p2

Monday, November 19, 2012
Pandemic Flu: Interprofessional Education Goes Statewide in Arizona: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Pandemic-Flu-Interprofess-by-Bill-Wetzel-121117-421.html #p2

Saturday, November 17, 2012
Pandemic Flu: Interprofessional Education Goes Statewide in Arizona: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Pandemic-Flu-Interprofess-by-Bill-Wetzel-121117-421.html #p2

Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Biden Touch: America's Happy Warrior: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/The-Biden-Touch-America-s-by-Bill-Wetzel-121107-500.html #p2

Sunday, October 28, 2012
Come Play With Us! Poets Live Tweet The Shining: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Come-Play-With-Us-Poets-L-by-Bill-Wetzel-121028-49.html #redrum

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Poet Layli Long Soldier Remembers Russell Means: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Poet-Layli-Long-Soldier-Re-by-Bill-Wetzel-121024-847.html

Friday, October 19, 2012
Tucson Poet Tree 2 with Jefferson Carter, Steven Salmoni, Shelly Taylor & more: http://www.opednews.com/Diary/Tucson-Poet-Tree-2-by-Bill-Wetzel-121019-902.html #poetry

Monday, May 14, 2012
For my mom: http://bit.ly/JpmTaP // This is my latest on my first Mother's Day since my mom passed away. #p2

Thursday, April 5, 2012
"Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful" by Bill Wetzel's Jacket: http://bit.ly/Hg9XCE @billwetzelsjack #p2 #samanthabrick

Friday, March 9, 2012
Poetry Book Review: "Wild In The Plaza Of Memory" by Pamela Uschuk: http://bit.ly/wkdG7X #p2 #poetry @tfob #tfob

Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tucson Festival of Books: "Sing: Poetry From The Indigenous Americas": http://bit.ly/wvO3Ym #p2 #TFOB @TFOB

Monday, November 7, 2011
Book Review: "sing: Poetry From The Indigenous Americas" Edited By Allison Hedge Coke: http://bit.ly/vfAOec @aahedgecoke

Friday, August 19, 2011
Bill Wetzel- A Different Perspective: Cherokee poet Santee Frazier and Kitchen Tables: http://bit.ly/odsGzE @Santeefrazier @sbitsui #poetry

Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sentimental Mass Murderer; As the husband kills, the wife comforts: http://bit.ly/jeNOcm // Linh Dinh is a great poet & political writer.

Saturday, May 21, 2011
My latest column Bill Wetzel: Kitchen Table Theory: On Writing, Kitchen Tables, Motherhood and Time: http://bit.ly/jyluKW #p2

Saturday, January 1, 2011
It's 2011, so Who's More Grizzled?: http://bit.ly/evlmJe // My latest, I list five reasons why I am more grizzled than you. List your five.

Monday, November 8, 2010
Keith Olbermann has found solace in the McRib: http://bit.ly/cvTsXM //I wrote this for u the other day, good to have u back! @Keitholbermann

Saturday, November 6, 2010
Keith Olbermann has found solace in the McRib: http://bit.ly/cvTsXM

Friday, November 5, 2010
Steven Leser: Tea Party Republicans: Time to Put Up or Shut Up: http://bit.ly/9ehycf

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Linh Dinh: Guns and Balls: http://bit.ly/8ZydHr

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Linh Dinh: Guns and Balls: http://bit.ly/8ZydHr

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Linh Dinh: Guns and Balls: http://bit.ly/8ZydHr

Monday, November 1, 2010
My latest column, please RT! Bill Wetzel: Sleeping With The GOP, Even Worse The Second Time Around http://bit.ly/cf3Blf

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