This weekend is Mother’s Day, our annual day to honor the strong women in our lives. Over fifteen years ago, Pat edited and contributed to Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers, a beautiful and celebratory collection in which thirteen poets write with joy, humor, and love about the powerful bond between mothers, grandmothers, and children.

In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews said of the book:
“The warmth of family, life, especially that of mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, pervades this delightful collection of poems by Latino writers of various backgrounds…Although the voices are Latino, the poems and experiences they encompass will speak to all…Abrazos (hugs) for Mora and all the contributors for this one.”

Illustration by Paula S. Barragán M. from Love to Mamá