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Home→Published 2012 → September

Monthly Archives: September 2012

Creativity Salon: An Interview With Poet Diana Garcia

Pat Mora

Welcome to Bookjoy Creativity Salon, Diana! It was such a pleasure to meet and hear you at AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs) in Chicago last March. Your words about me at our panel were incredibly generous. I treasure … Continue reading →

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Fall Beauty in the Desert

Pat Mora

I’ve spent much of my life in the Chihuahua Desert of the Southwest. I’m at home in this landscape that some consider stark and bare. Yes, it gets plenty hot, but it also rains, though not often enough, and we … Continue reading →

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What Does History Teach Us?

Pat Mora

Some months back, while skimming a magazine on a treadmill, I read an article, “The Art of Gaman” and learned that gaman in Japanese refers to “bearing the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity.” The article was about a traveling … Continue reading →

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Bookjoy: Developing Día for Its 17th Anniversary

Pat Mora

Next month we will learn the 2012 winner(s) of the Estela and Raúl Mora Award. They’ll join the list of 17 other impressive, exemplary programs  since 2000. My personal theme for Día in the coming academic year is Developing Día. … Continue reading →

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September E-newsletter

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The September issue of the Pat Mora e-newsletter debuts a new format. Are you signed up to get it? If not, click on the sign-up image at the top left of this blog, or read the September issue online. Image: ‘Fall … Continue reading →

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Mora Award Judging

Pat Mora

I’m grateful to the five dedicated REFORMA members who are currently busy reading the 2012 Estela and Raúl Mora Award  applications. Each application conveys the commitment of librarians, educators and community members willing to invest their resources and talents in … Continue reading →

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The Moon and a Poem

Pat Mora

Love the moon? I do, especially on full-moon nights. I tend to feel a bit stunned by the beauty of that celestial radiance. Wanted to share this picture of the moon rising above the Santa Fe hills recently. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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