Chants [Paperback]

Pat Mora (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...Mora's is a healing voice." -- Contact II

"Her poems are chants that hold the reader mesmerized..." -- Nuestro Magazine

1910
Abuelita Magic
Arboles De Maiz
Aztec Princess
Bailando
Bribe
Bruja: Witch
Chuparrosa: Hummingbird
Cool Love
Corrida
Crossroads
Curandera
Discovered
Dream
Elena
Family Ties
For Georgia O'keefe
Graduation Morning
Illegal Alien
In The Blood
Juan
Legal Alien
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Letting Go
Leyenda
Limpieza
Loss Of Control
Love Ritual
Mayan Heat
Mayan Warning
Mexican Maid
Mi Madre
Mielvirgen
New Wife
Noctezuma Ii
Petals
Plot
Poinsettia
Puesta Del Sol
Pushing 100
Sola
Spring Tonic
Unrefined
Village Therapy
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

From the Publisher

Winner of Soutwest Book Award and the Best Book of Poetry from El Paso Times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 52 pages
• Publisher: Arte Publico Press; 2nd edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934770247
• ISBN-13: 978-0934770248
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,619,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Pat Mora, born in El Paso, Texas, is an award-winning poet and author of books for adults, teens, and children. Her awards include a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Golden Kite Award, American Library Association Notable Book Awards, and honorary doctorates. A former teacher and university administrator, she is the founder of the family literacy initiative El día de los niños / El día de los libros, Children's Day / Book Day (Día). The year-long commitment to linking all children to books, languages and cultures, and of sharing what Pat calls "bookjoy," culminates in celebrations across the country in April. Pat lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and invites you to visit her at www.patmora.com and http://sharebookjoy.blogspot.com.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Hispanic American poetry, May 20, 2000

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Pat Mora is an excellent poet - no poems in this collection fail - a rare achievement. She writes with a clear self-understanding as belonging to two cultures - American and Hispanic. Many of her poems are of a "foreign" culture as they reflect Mexican culture - magicians, spells, and appropriate female behavior. However, her poems are such gems this "foreignness" is never a barrier - rather the reader is privileged to share her perspective. My personal favorite (at the moment and subject to instant change) is "1910" with the repeating image of black shawl, black gloves as she moves from respect in Mexico to discrimination in El Paso. But other poems e.g. "Love Ritual" with a wonderful opening "In Mexico the dead are lured / back for a day with marigolds and / candles ..." beg to be mentioned as well.