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Pat Mora
American poet and author
Not to be confused with Patrick Mora, a French theoretical plasma physicist.
PatMora (born January 19, )[2] is an American poet and author of books for adults, teens and children.
A native of El Paso, Texas, her grandparents came to the city from northern Mexico.
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She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, received Honorary Doctorates from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo, and was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership. A literacy advocate, in , she founded Children's Day, Book Day (Spanish: El día de los niños, El día de los libros),now celebrated across the country each year on April
Career
Pat Mora taught for the El Paso Public Schools, the El Paso Community College, and the University of Texas at El Paso where she then became Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and later Assistant to the President.
Writing
Mora began professionally writing in the earl