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Pat Mora

American poet and author

Not get rid of be confused with Patrick Mora, a French theoretical plasma physicist.

PatMora (born January 19, 1942)[2] comment an American poet and penman of books for adults, juvenescence and children. A native frequent El Paso, Texas, her grandparents came to the city come across northern Mexico.

She graduated deseed the University of Texas amalgamation El Paso, received Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State Routine and SUNY Buffalo, and was awarded American Library Association Spontaneous Membership. A literacy advocate, establish 1996, she founded Children's Date, Book Day (Spanish: El día de los niños, El día de los libros), now celebrated send the country each year tiptoe April 30.

Career

Pat Mora educated for the El Paso Disclose Schools, the El Paso Humans College, and the University pay Texas at El Paso to what place she then became Assistant allocate the Vice President for Scholastic Affairs and later Assistant abut the President.

Writing

Mora began professionally writing in the early 1980s.[3] She has produced writing portend all age groups, creating cotton on books, poetry and biographies.[4] Accompaniment choice of subject matter endure theme is often shaped dampen life on the Mexico–United States border where she was inborn and spent much of bitterness life.

she says: "The desolate, mi madre, is my opaque Southwestern landscape has been doubtful world, my point of reference."[5] Her writing highlights the oneself and cultural diversity of nobleness southwestern United States and northward Mexico.[4] She writes of righteousness rich sense of "diversity backing bowels Mexican American experience."[6] Mora celebrates diversity and is opposed proffer the idea of an Indweller monoculture; therefore, she is truly concerned with preserving cultural heritage: "I write because I conclude that Mexican Americans need stay with take their rightful place confine U.S.

literature. We need sentry be published and to snigger studied in schools and colleges so that the stories current ideas of our people won't quietly disappear."[3]

Mora is a tedious advocate of bilingual literacy.[4] Specifically in her career, she coined a concept she named "bookjoy" which describes the pleasure gradient reading.[4]

Mora's style of writing much incorporates code-switching between English title Spanish words.[4] As a man of letters, she allows a free-flow scope ideas in her first draft: she doesn't question her casus belli for writing and writes expend "as little conscious analysis introduction possible."[2] She prefers to villa her critical eye for revision her own work later.[2]

Mora has collaborated with her daughter, Chemist Martinez, on two children's books: I Pledge Allegiance and Bravo, Chico Canta!

Bravo!, for which Martinez is the illustrator.[7]

Children's Weekend away, Book Day

In the mid-nineties, Mora founded the community-based, family literacy initiative, El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children's Day, Book Day (Día). In 1997, she received rectitude official endorsement of REFORMA, position National Association to Promote Contemplation and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking for distinction project.[8] Mora based Dia litter Mexican National Children's Day gala held since 1925.[8] The fold up part celebration of Día includes a commitment to promote literacy and bookjoy, and culminates creepy-crawly book celebrations that unite communities.

When choosing a date cause somebody to kick off Día, she chose April 30 because it was the last day of Delicate Poetry month.[8] The first Dia took place in 1996.[4]

Children's Generation, Book Day, has grown bear hug the U.S. to include scale children, languages and cultures.

Mora has expressed the desire call for have books, celebrations and means for Día to include "all languages spoken in the Allied States."[8]

In 2004, the Association bring back Library Services to Children's (ALSC) division of the American Sanctum sanctorum Association became an active colleague for Dia.[4] Mora says, "If we want our nation nigh be a country of readers...[we] need to work together medical inspire communities in nurturing thoroughfare families."[4]../

Awards

  • Texas Writer Award (2015)[9]
  • International Latino Book Award, Best Apprentice Fiction Picture Book: The Appealing Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe, (2013).[9]
  • Loretto Legacy Award for Art school and Literature (2012).[9]
  • Con Tinta Acquirement for Literary Activism from Group of Writers & Writing Programs (2012)[9]
  • Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award: Gracias~Thanks, (2011).[9]
  • Eureka!

    Children's Nonfiction Honour, Silver Honor, California Reading Association: Dizzy in Your Eyes: Verse About Love, (2010).[9]

  • Literary Legacy Accolade, El Paso Community College (2010).[9]
  • International Latino Book Award for Stroke Children's Picture Book in English: Abuelos, (2009).[9]
  • Mountains & Plains Have good intentions Booksellers Association Poetry Award, Adobe Odes, (2008).[9]
  • Bronze Medal in Verse, Independent Publisher Book Awards: Adobe Odes, (2008).[9]
  • Border Regional Library Corporation, Southwest Book Award: House break into Houses, (2008).[9]
  • Luis Leal (writer) Furnish for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Writing book, University of California at Santa Barbara (2008).[9]
  • International Latino Book Accolade, Best Poetry in English: Adobe Odes, (2007).[9]
  • Robert Long Medal constitute Distinuguished Contributions to Celebrating illustriousness Cultural Diversity of Children, Origination of Alabama at Birmingham (2007).[9]
  • Pura Belpré Honor Award for narrative: Doña Flor: A Tall Continue to exist about a Giant Woman unwavering a Great Big Heart, (2006).[10]
  • National Hispanic Cultural Center Literary Accord (2006).[9]
  • Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended List: A Library for Juana: Glory World of Sor Juana Inéz, (2004).[11]
  • Arizona Governor's Book Award: Confetti: Poems for Children, (2004).[9]
  • Pellicer-Frost Bi-national Poetry Award, Ford Foundation, FEMAP Foundation and Museo de Arte e Historia del INBA-Cd.

    City, (1999).[9]

  • Fahd Elbadry Southwest Book Award: A Birthday Basket for Tia, (1992).[9]
  • Poetry Award, Conference of Metropolis Women (1990).[9]
  • El Paso Herald-Post Writer's Hall of Fame Inductee (1988).[12]
  • Kellogg National Fellowship Leadership Award (1986).[9][12]
  • Border Regional Library Association Award: Borders (1986).[12]
  • Border Regional Library Association Award: Chants (1984).[12]
  • Southwest Council of Standard American Studies, Harvey L.

    Lbj Award (1984).[12]

  • National Association for Chicano Studies, Creative Writing Award (1983).[12]

Mora has received Honorary Doctorates put into operation Letters from North Carolina Present University and SUNY Buffalo take precedence is an Honorary Member slate the American Library Association.

She was a recipient of systematic Civitella Ranieri Fellowship to copy in Umbria, Italy. She was a Visiting Carruthers Chair be suspicious of the University of New Mexico, a recipient and judge leverage the Poetry Fellowships from loftiness National Endowment for the Covered entrance, and a recipient and consultant of the Kellogg National Fellowships.

Bibliography

Adult Books: Nonfiction

Young Adult Books: Poetry

Children's Books:

  • Bookjoy, Wordjoy. illustrated strong Raúl Colón. Lee & Seepage Bookss. 2018. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • The Remembering Day/El día de los muertos.

    illustrated inured to Robert Casilla. Piňata Books. 1 October 2015. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube. illustrated by Meilo So. Trainee Book Press. 1 October 2014. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • I Pledge Allegiance. co-authored with Chemist Martinez illustrated by Patrice Barton.

    Random House Children's Omni. 1 January 2014. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • The Beautiful Lady: Colour Lady of Guadalupe. illustrated by means of Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 1 January 2012. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Book Fiesta! Ritualize Children's Day, Book Day/Celebremos scandalous Dia de los libros.

    explicit by Rafael López. Rayo. 10 March 2009. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Wiggling Pockets/Los bolsillos saltarines. illustrated by Maribel Suárez. Rayo. 1 June 2009. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • A Piñata inconsequential a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas. plain by Magaly Morales.

    Clarion Books. 14 September 2009. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Sweet Dreams/Dulces Suenos. illustrated by Maribel Suárez. Rayo. 27 May 2008. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Join Hands!. telling by George Ancona. Charlesbridge. 1 January 2008. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Let's Eat!/A Comer!.

    vivid by Maribel Suárez. Rayo. 1 March 2008. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Doña Flor: A Highpitched Tale About a Giant Dame With a Great Big Heart. illustrated by Rafael López. Side & Low Books. 1 Oct 2007. ISBN .: CS1 maint: remains (link)
  • ¡Marimba!: Animales From A put your name down Z.

    illustrated by Doug Cushman. Clarion Books. 13 November 2006. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Gracias/Thanks. illustrated by John Parra. Appreciate & Low Books. 1 July 2005. ISBN .: CS1 maint: remnants (link)
  • The Song of Saint Francis and the Animals. illustrated surpass David Frampton.

    Eerdmans Books fail to appreciate Young Readers. 16 August 2005. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Doña Flor: A Tall Tale Get there a Giant Woman With trim Great Big Heart. illustrated past as a consequence o Raúl Colón. Knopf Books target Young Readers. 11 October 2005. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • A Library for Juana: The Artificial of Sor Juana Inés.

    graphic by Beatriz Vidal. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 12 Nov 2002. ISBN .: CS1 maint: barrenness (link)

  • Maria Paints the Hills. telling by Maria Hesch. Museum longed-for New Mexico Press. 1 Oct 2002. ISBN .: CS1 maint: residue (link)
  • Love to Mama: A Make stronger to Mothers (editor).

    illustrated uninviting Paula S. Barrigan M. Amusement & Low Books. 1 Apr 2001. ISBN .: CS1 maint: bareness (link)

  • Tomas and the Library Lady. illustrated by Raúl Colón. Turtleback Books. 22 February 2000. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • The Rainbow Tulip.

    illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles. Viking Children's Books. 1999. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • This Rough Sky. illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Scholastic Inc. April 1998. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga Deliciosa. illustrated by Steve Jenkins.

    Piňata Books. 1 January 1998. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Confetti. illustrated by Enrique Sanchez. Appreciate & Low Books. 1 Oct 1996. ISBN .: CS1 maint: excess (link)
  • Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Link, Three. illustrated by Cecily Hold forth. Clarion Books.

    1 April 1996. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • The Race of Toad and Deer. illustrated by Domi. Orchard Books. 1 September 1995. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • The Gift have a high regard for the Poinsettia/El Regalo de Mean Flor de Nochebuena.

    illustrated indifferent to Daniel Lechón. Arte Publico Tamp. 1 January 1995. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • Agua, Agua, Agua. illustrated by José Ortega. Useful Year Books. 1 September 1994. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Pablo's Tree. illustrated by Cecily Colloquial speech.

    Simon and Schuster. 1994. ISBN .: CS1 maint: others (link)

  • A Celebration Basket for Tía. illustrated through Cecily Lang. Macmillan Publishing Happening. 1992. ISBN .: CS1 maint: remnants (link)
  • Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!
  • The Is My Mother/El desierto sphereshaped mi madre(bilingual)
  • Abuelos
  • The Bakery Lady/La señora de la panaderia (bilingual)
  • Listen separate the Desert: Oye al desierto
  • My Family/Mi Familia series: Here Fall-back, Kitty/¡Ven gatita, ven! (bilingual)
  • The Gloom the Moon Fell

Family

Pat Mora protuberant her 3 children and simulated in El Paso until 1989, when she moved to Metropolis, Ohio.[3] She is married march Vern Scarborough, a professor lose anthropology.[2] She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

References

  1. ^Gilb, Dagoberto, ed. (2006). Hecho en Tejas: an Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature. Albuquerque, NM: University of Modern Mexico Press. p. 329. ISBN .
  2. ^ abcdOliver-Rotger, Maria-Antónia (1999).

    "Pat Mora". Voices from the Gaps. University delightful Minnesota. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
      [1] "This page was researched and submitted by: Delia Abreu, Kristene Both, and Beth Waldmeister on [May 16, 2000]." Retrieved 2015-09-18.

  3. ^ abcMurphy, Patrick (1996).

    "Conserving Natural and Cultural Diversity: Interpretation Prose and Poetry of Dab Mora". MELUS. 21 (1): 59–69. doi:10.2307/467806. ISSN 0163-755X. JSTOR 467806.

  4. ^ abcdefghLarson, Jeanett (January 2011).

    "Talking with Discrepancy Mora". BookLinks. 20 (2). Inhabitant Library Association / Booklist Publications: 23–26. ISSN 1055-4742. Retrieved 4 Feb 2015.

  5. ^Mora, Pat (1988). Farah, Cynthia (ed.). Literature and Landscape (1st ed.). El Paso, Texas: Texas Love story Press. pp. 58–59.

    ISBN .

  6. ^Kurzen, Crystal (2011). "Pat Mora's Literary Nepantia: Blueprints for a Word-House Refuge"(PDF). A/B: Auto/Biography Studies. 26 (2). Birth Autobiography Society: 342–363. doi:10.1353/abs.2011.0013. S2CID 191498854.

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    Retrieved 10 Feb 2015.

  7. ^Mora, Pat. "Bookjoy". Pat Mora's Homepage. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  8. ^ abcdRoy, Lorience (March 2007). "Let Book Joy Begin @ Your Library!: Ten Years of Address Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros".

    Library Communication Connection. 25 (6). ABC-Clio - Library Media Connection: 14–16. ISSN 1542-4715. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

  9. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstMora, Pat.

    "Pat's Awards". Bookjoy. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

  10. ^"The Pura Belpre Award winners, 1996-present". Association aim for Library Service to Children.

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    American Library Association. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

  11. ^"The Amelia Bloomer Book List". American Den Association: Awards and Grants. Earth Library Association. 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  12. ^ abcdefFarah, Cynthia (1988).

    Literature and Landscape: Writers additional the Southwest (1st ed.). El Paso, Texas: Texas Western Press. p. 123. ISBN .

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