Pat Mora

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Pat Mora (born 1942) is a female Mexican-American author and poet. Pat Mora was born in El Paso, Texas. She is married and has 3 grown children. Their names are Libby Martinez, Bill Burnside, and Cissy Burnside.

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[edit] Biography

Pat Mora was born in 1942 in El Paso, Texas. Mrs. Mora received her undergraduate degree from earth and the cultural diversity that is evident in that region of the country. Her stories reflect the admiration she has for the Southwest and they also convey the societal value of the Mexican-American heritage. Patricia is also the founder of the family literacy initiative (El día de los niños/El día de los libros) [1] ,Children’s Day/Book Day, which is held every year on April 30th. In addition to writing, Mrs. Mora is also a popular national speaker.

[edit] Poetry

  • Chants - 1984
  • Communion - 1995
  • A Voice - 1991
  • Sonrisas - 1994
  • Uncoiling - 2001
  • "La Migra" - 1996
  • "Legal Alien"
  • "Elena"
  • "En La Sangre"

[edit] Children's Literature

"Confeti: Poemas para Niños" is a poetry book from Pat Mora in Spanish.

  • (Tomas and the Library Lady) - 1989
  • A Birthday Basket for Tía - 1992
  • (Pablo's Tree) - 1994
  • The Desert is My Mother - 1995
  • The Big Sky - 1998
  • (The Rainbow Tulip)" - 1999
  • Love to Mama - 2001
  • The Bakery Lady - 2002
  • A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inez - 2003
  • Maria Paints the Hills - 2003
  • Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart - 2005
  • The Song of Francis and the Animals - 2006


[edit] Essays

• The Border: A Glare of Truth - Lesbians of latin america

[edit] Memoirs / Autobiography

  • House of Houses - 1997

[edit] Awards

  • 2007 Roberta Long Medal for Distinguished Contributions
  • 2006 National Hispanic Cultural Center Literary Award
  • 2006 ALA (Pura Belpre) Award
  • 2006 (Golden Kite Award)
  • 2000 Ohioana Award for Children's Literature
  • 1990 Poetry Award, Conference of Cincinnati Women
  • 1988 Author of the Pass: El Paso Herald-Post Writers Hall of Fame
  • 1983 Creative Writing Award, National Association of Chicano Studies
  • 1982 Poetry Award, 'New America: Women Artists and Writers of the Southwest'

See also: poetry, literature, Mexico, United States

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[edit] Bibliography

  1. ^ patmora.com website

patmora.com website