Recently Pat did an interview with WETV's ¡Colorín Colorado! Here it is, in three parts:
Pat describes why she thinks writing poetry is a natural activity for teens, and explains how she decided to write Dizzy in Your Eyes, a collection of love poems for teens:
Pat talks about Día's 15th anniversary:
Pat talks about her creative practice and recent publications:
Webcast of Pat reading at the 2010 National Book Festival (Must have RealPlayer to watch).
Pat reads her poem "Sisters" from Dizzy in Your Eyes, recorded by Sylvia Vardell at the 2010 NCTE conference and posted on her blog, Poetry for Children:
Watch as Pat reads the poem "Mi Madre" from Chants, for the website Latinopia.com::
Watch a video from Lee & Low Books of Pat reading her poem "Song to Mothers" from Love to Mama, 2008.
"Meet Pat Mora."¡Colorín Colorado! April 28 2007.; Conozca a Pat Mora."¡Colorín Colorado! 28 April 2007. This interview is also featured on Reading Rockets - Pat discusses growing up in a Mexican-American home, and her realization as an adult that her heritage was missing from her early school experiences.
Webcast of Pat reading at the 2005 National Book Festival (Must have RealPlayer to watch).
Webcast of Pat reading at the 2002 National Book Festival (Must have RealPlayer to watch).
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Reader Response Theory with My Own True Name — an online video informs about a new teaching strategy using Pat's book of poems for young adults. The source is a professional development workshop, The Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature in High School.