“No one has felt like this. Among her awards are honorary doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, an honorary membership in the American Library Association, a life-time achievement award from the Texas Institute of Letters, a Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, a life-time membership in USBBY, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship to write in Umbria, Italy, and a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Pat Mora, an award-winning author of books for adults, teens and children, is a a literacy advocate and a popular presenter on creativity, inclusivity and bookjoy. With her daughter, Libby Martinez, Pat wrote I Pledge Allegiance and Bravo, Chico Canta! Pat and her partners including the American Library Association and First Book nationally promote this year-long initiative of creatively linking all children and families to books and establishing annual April Children’s Day, Book Day celebrations. Among her awards are honorary doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, an honorary membership in the American Library Association, a life-time achievement award from the Texas Institute of Letters, a Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, a life-time membership in USBBY, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship to write in Umbria, Italy, and a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at El Paso.

The New York Times wrote that “Ms. A former teacher, university administrator, museum director, and consultant, Pat is a popular national speaker who promotes creativity, inclusivity and bookjoy. (Official site) Meet this author of books for all ages, presenter, literacy advocate and founder of Día: Children’s Day, Book Day Pat has written many children's books. A literacy advocate excited about sharing what she calls "bookjoy," Pat founded Children's Day, Book Day, in Spanish, El día de los niños, El día de los libros, "Día." April 2020 is the 24th anniversary of this initiative. Bravo! She received a BA from Texas Western College in 1963 and an MA from the University of Texas, El Paso in 1967. Pat Morita: Long Story Short: Manuscript Writer & Interviewee Documentary References External links. Bios, Photos & Info; News and More; Upcoming Appearances; Pat’s Presentations; Pat’s Awards; Pat’s Poetry Place; Books. BOOKJOY is a registered trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students and Nepantla: Essays from the Land in the Middle. Pat’s Book Fiesta captures the Día spirit. Pat Mora, an award-winning author of books for adults, teens and children, is a a literacy advocate and a popular presenter on creativity, inclusivity and bookjoy. The Washington Post described her acclaimed family memoir, House of Houses, as a "textual feast...a regenerative act...and an eloquent bearer of the old truth that it is through the senses that we apprehend love." Nepantla: Essays from the Land in the Middle was reviewed as, "Twenty inspiring essays written in a very poetic prose...A valuable contribution to American literature.".

BOOKJOY is a registered trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Pat also wrote My Own True Name and seven poetry collections for adults: Encantado: Desert Monologues, Adobe Odes, Aunt Carmen’s Book of Practical Saints, Agua Santa: Holy Water, Communion, Borders and Chants. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site.

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Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. 1999-2020 © Pat Mora     Website by We Love Children's Books    Contact    Privacy Policy    Site Index Born in El Paso, Texas, to a loving, bilingual family, Pat lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Articles & interviews about Pat and her books, ZING!

Articles & interviews about Pat and her books, ZING! April 2020 is Día’s 24th anniversary. Seven Creativity Practices for Educators & Students. Pat Mora (born January 19, 1942 in El Paso, Texas) is an American poet and author of books for adults, teens and children. Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students is both an epistolary memoir of her journey as a writer and is a writing creativity guide. She has three adult chilren and a sweet granddaughter.

Ever.” So thinks a teen in Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love, Pat’s second collection for young adults. A literacy advocate, in 1996, she founded Children's Day, Book Day, in Spanish, El día de los niños, El día de los libros now celebrated … Pat’s many children’s books include Bookjoy, Wordjoy. A literacy advocate excited about sharing what she calls “bookjoy,” Pat founded Children’s Day, Book Day, in Spanish, El día de los niños, El día de los libros, “Día.” This year-long commitment promotes creatively linking all children and families to books and establishing annual April Children’s Day, Book Day celebrations. Zing! A former teacher, university administrator, museum director, and consultant, Pat is always working on new books. About Pat. She’s grateful for her three children, her enthusiastic six-year-old granddaughter, her husband, Vern Scarborough, and her readers. All rights reserved by owner. Lee and Low Books published her 2018 children's poetry collection, Bookjoy, Wordjoy Pat also wrote two collections for young adults, Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love written in the voices of teens, and My Own True Name. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. Printable pdf. Ideas & Activities for Pat’s Books; Articles & interviews about Pat and her books; Latino & Multicultural Resources; Poetry Power: Resources and Activities She was a recipient and judge of a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a recipient and advisor of the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowships.

Seven Creativity Practices for Educators & Students. All rights reserved by owner. Printable pdf. Pat is an award-winning author of books for children, teens and adults, a literacy advocate and a popular presenter.

The University of Arizona Press published her seventh adult poetry collection, Encantado: Desert Monologues. Bravo! Pat Mora Biography Adult Literature.

Pat Mora Biography Children's Books. Her new children's book is My Singing Nana, Magination Press. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. A graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso, she received Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, and is an Honorary Member of the American Library Association. Pat Mora, the mother of three children, has been a teacher, university administrator, and consultant. With her author/lawyer daughter, Libby Martinez, she wrote I Pledge Allegiance and Bravo, Chico Canta! She was a recipient and judge of a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a recipient and advisor of the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowships.

She is the recipient of a National Endowment of the Arts Poetry Fellowship, a Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship, and three Southwest Book Awards. Her grandparents came to El Paso from northern Mexico. Pat Mora, a leading figure in contemporary Hispanic poetry, was born on January 19, 1942 in El Paso, Texas. Mora’s poems are proudly bilingual, an eloquent answer to purists who refuse to see language as something that lives and changes.”. Pat is married to anthropology professor Vern Scarborough and lives in Santa Fe, NM. Her nonfiction books for adults include her acclaimed memoir, House of Houses, Zing! Her other adult collections include Adobe Odes, Aunt Carmen's Book of Practical Saints, Agua Santa: Holy Water, Communion, Borders and Chants.

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