Now Arte Público is pleased to announce a major selection of new and previously published poems chosen by Pat Mora herself with young-adult readers in mind. Using the cactus plant as her guiding metaphor for our existence, she presents more than sixty poems grouped variously into "Blooms," "Thorns," and "Roots." Each section opens with a graceful line drawing from artist Anthony Accardo, and the whole is prefaced by a whimsical and intimate introduction, "Dear Fellow Writter."
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Grade 9 Up-Mora has selected poems from her adult collections and added some new ones. She speaks of her own experience as a Latina in the Southwest, and of the experiences of those people whose lives have touched her own. Using the metaphor of a cactus, she has grouped the selections into three sections: "Blooms" (of loves and joys), "Thorns" (of hardships and sorrows), and "Roots" (of family, wisdom, home, and strength). She has chosen poems with themes that are accessible to, yet challenging for teens, a few of which appear in both English and Spanish. Occasional footnotes explain historical references or Spanish phrases. The introduction encourages young writers, as do the poems themselves. This anthology speaks to a young adult audience, and it should find many readers.
Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Interlaced with Mexican phrases and cultural symbols, these powerful selections, representing more than 15 years of work, address bicultural life and the meaning of family. Mora speaks very much from an adult perspective, but her poems are about universal experiences--the pleasures of eating pizza and mango, and the cultural significance of both; the wrenching experience of witnessing poverty. Mixed in are personal poems that ask the vital question, "Where am I from?" more directly. Mora answers in poems that reach back through her own experiences with motherhood (specifically mothering teenagers) and across generations to the landscape of her ancestors. The rich, symbolic imagery, raw emotion, and honesty will appeal to mature teens, and young writers will find inspiration in the warm introduction addressed to "Dear Fellow Writer," and its challenge to "Listen to your inside self, your private voice . . . explore the wonder of being alive." Gillian Engberg
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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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my own true name is the best peom book I've ever read. It about a mexican lady that talks about her spanish roots. she also talks about what she went through as a child. her first love, her mother, father, sister and what her culture asked her to do. I love this book. this book to me in a number scale is 10.
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Carving One's Name and Self . . .,
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This review is from: My Own True Name: New And Selected Poems For Young Adults (Paperback)
Celebrated Chicana poet and children's author Pat Mora once again contributes an essential collection to the growing body of U.S. Latina/o literature. Her new and selected poems for young adults address diverse themes, and each section contributes to the empowering vision of the collection. The section titled "Thorns" reveals society's wounds, but the possibility of hope to rise above harsh circumstances.(The fifth star belongs to the next reader, the next young writer.) Mora's poems carve a necessary voice in U.S. poetics. She is a healer with a vision, and the speakers in her poems are mostly witnesses, mapping their own space.
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