My Own True Name: New and Selected Poems for Young Adults, 1984-1999

by Pat Mora, Anthony Accardo (Illustrator)

Overview

Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. In this anthology, Pat Mora has gathered the best of her poems with young-adult readers in mind, and has added to them several new poems published here for the first time. Using the cactus plant as her guiding metaphor for our existence, she presents more than sixty lyrics grouped variously into Blooms, Thorns, and Roots. Each section opens with a line drawing by artist Anthony Accardo. Pat Mora's books GIFT OF THE POINSETTIA and COMMUNION are also available from SPD.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781558852921
Publisher:	Arte Publico Press
Publication date:	05/01/2000
Series:	Pinata Books for Young Adults
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	658,422
Product dimensions:	5.49(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 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 Occasional footnotes explain historical references or Spanish phrases.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 Cahners Business Information.|

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