Francisco X. Alarcon (1954–2016)
Autor von Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems = Jitomates Risueños y Otros Poemas de Primavera: Poems
Über den Autor
Francisco X. Alarcón was born in Los Angeles, California on February 21, 1954. He grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico. He received an undergraduate degree from California State University at Long Beach and a MA from Stanford University. He was the author of 14 collections of poetry for both children mehr anzeigen and adults. His collections of poetry for adults include Body in Flames/Cuerpo en Llamas; De Amor Oscuro/Of Dark Love; From the Other Side of Night/Del Otro Lado de la Noche: New and Selected Poems; Ce Uno One: Poemas para el Nuevo Sol/Poems for the New Sun; Borderless Butterflies: Earth Haikus and Other Poems/Mariposas sin Fronteras: Haikus Terrenales y Otros Poemas; and Canto Hondo/Deep Song. Snake Poems: An Aztec Invocation won the American Book Award. He also received the 1984 Chicano Literary Prize, the 1993 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and a Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association in 2002. His collections of poetry for children include Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems/Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta y Otros Poemas de Otoño and Iguana in the Snow and Other Winter Poems/Iguanas en la Nieve y Otros Poemas de Invierno. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/Jitomates Risuenos y Otros Poemas de Primavera won the National Parenting Publications Gold Award and From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna y Otros Poemas de Verano won the American Library Association's Pura Belpré Honor Award for Latino Literature. He served as director of the Spanish for Native Speakers Program at the University of California at Davis, and taught for the Art of the Wild workshop and the California Poets in the Schools program. He died of cancer on January 15, 2016 at the age of 61. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Francisco X. Alarcon
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems = Jitomates Risueños y Otros Poemas de Primavera: Poems (1601) 172 Exemplare
From the Bellybutton of the Moon: And Other Summer Poems / Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano (The… (1998) 137 Exemplare
Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems / Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta: Y Otros Poemas de Otoño (The Magical… (1999) 90 Exemplare
Poems to Dream Together/poemas Para Sonar Juntos: Poemas Para Sonar Juntos (Multilingual Edition) (2005) 85 Exemplare
Family Poems for Every Day of the Week: Poemas Familiares Para Cada Dia de la Semana (English and Spanish Edition) (2017) 26 Exemplare
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Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience (2019) — Mitwirkender — 68 Exemplare
Currents from the Dancing River: Contemporary Latino Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (1994) — Mitwirkender — 48 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Alarcón, Francisco Xavier
- Geburtstag
- 1954-02-21
- Todestag
- 2016-01-15
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Wilmington, California, USA
- Sterbeort
- Davis, California, USA
- Wohnorte
- Guadalajara, Mexico
Palo Alto, California, USA
Davis, California, USA - Ausbildung
- Stanford University (MPhil)
Stanford University (MA)
California State University, Long Beach (AB|Spanish and History|1977) - Berufe
- Professor
Dichter - Organisationen
- University of California, Davis
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
"These bilingual poems reflect the multicultural life experiences of many Latino children in the United States today. They also celebrate the seven days of the week, a rich heritage shared by most regions of the world" wrote author Francisco X. Alarcon in the foreward of his book, Family Poemes for Every Day of the Week. Each day offers a collection of poems, written in both Spanish and English. The colourful illustrations add to the Laninx flavour and are, "...heavily inspired by the eternal beauty of Mexico's indigenous crafts" says illustrator Maya Gonzalez. Also a nice jumping off spot for those wanting to try their hand at free verse.… (mehr)
The language in this book was beautiful. I LOVE that each poem was written in English and Spanish, showing the beauty of the Spanish language and how wonderfully it flows. I definitely enjoyed that I could read both languages and find similarities and differences. Each poem was spaced out a bit differently, but I loved it because it was very clear where the emphasis was and what the author wanted readers to see and feel. The colorful and vivid illustrations were definitely a plus in this book as well!… (mehr)
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Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems / Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta: Y Otros Poemas de Otoño (The Magical Cycle of the Seasons Series) (2000)
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