{"product_id":"encantado-desert-monologues-9780816555420","title":"Encantado: Desert Monologues","description":"Inspired by Edgar Lee Masters's \u003ci\u003eSpoon River Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and Thornton Wilder's\u003ci\u003e Our Town\u003c\/i\u003e, Pat Mora brings us the poetic monologues of Encantado, an imagined southwestern town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each poem forms a story that reveals the complex and emotional journeys we take through life. Mora meanders through the thoughts of Encantado's residents--the mothers and sisters, brothers and fathers in whom we see slivers of ourselves and our loved ones--and paints a portrait of a community through its inhabitants' own diverse voices. Even the river has a voice we understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by both the real and imagined stories around her, Mora transports us to the heart of what it means to join in a chorus of voices. A community. A town. Encantado.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePat Mora is an author, speaker, educator, and literacy advocate. She has written more than forty-five books for adults, teens, and children. Her poetry collections include \u003ci\u003eChants\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommunion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgua Santa: Holy Water\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAunt Carmen's Book of Practical Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAdobe Odes\u003c\/i\u003e; her books of nonfiction include\u003ci\u003e Nepantla: Essays from the Land in the Middle\u003c\/i\u003e and the family memoir \u003ci\u003eHouse of Houses\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of two honorary doctorates and a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, she lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777270448402,"sku":"9780816555420","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_01ab1cf1-d75a-4879-a2a4-78a371580d64.jpg?v=1765358368","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/encantado-desert-monologues-9780816555420","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}