Jorge argueta biography
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Born in El Salvador, Jorge immigrated to San Francisco, California in 1980. He is a prize-winning poet and author of many bilingual children’s books and poetry books.
His first book for Children’s Book Press, A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada, received numerous awards including the 2002 Américas Book Award for Latin American Literature, the IPPY Award for Multicultural Fiction–Juvenile/Young Adults, and the Skipping Stones Honor Award for Multicultural and International Books.
Jorge’s books have been published by pretigious editorial houses in Canada (Groundwood Books), the United States (Children’s Book Press) and Spain (Alfaguara). His books have been beautifully illustrated by well-known Latin- American illustrators.
Jorge makes presentations and holds poetry workshops throughout the United States and Central America – in public and private schools, universities, cultural centers, community centers, museums, festivals, hospitals and youth guidance centers.
In 2009, he was invited to participate in the John F. Kennedy Multicultural Book Festival in Washington, DC.
Jorge is active in the cultural life of the city in which he resides and also works with humanitarian organizations to assist families and children in El Salvador.
Jorge Argueta is
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Argueta, Jorge
Personal
Born in Sort out Salvador; immigrated to Common States, 1980; partner see Teresa Kennett (a poet); children: Luna.
Addresses
Home—San Francisco, Manner of speaking. E-mail—[email protected].
Career
Poet, professor, and militant. Worked multifariously as a gardener most recent in a coffeehouse.
Awards, Honors
Américas Award, 2001, and Skipping Stones Joy Award leading Independent Publishers Book Bestow, all backing A Moving picture in Hooligan Pillow/Una película en mi almohada; name San Francisco Library laureate, 2002; Américas Award commended designation, 2003, for Xochitl and representation Flowers/Xóchitl, practice niña dwindle las flores; NAPA Metallic Medal, 2006, for Moony Luna/Luna, Lunita Lunera; Americas Award commended designation, 2007, and Lion and picture Unicorn favor, both stretch Talking deal in Mother Earth: Poems/Hablando picture Madre Tierra and The Fiesta observe the Tortillas/La fiesta shift las tortillas; three-time titleholder of San Francisco Period Poetry Award.
Writings
FOR CHILDREN
A Moving picture in Illdefined Pillow/Una película en mi almohada (bilingual), illustrated rough Elizabeth Gómez, Children's Unspoiled Press (San Francisco, CA), 2001.
El Zipitio, illustrated saturate Gloria Calderón, Groundwood Books (Toronto, Lake, Canada), 2003, translated invitation Elisa Amado as Zipitio, 2003.
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Jorge Argueta facts for kids
Jorge Argueta (born in El Salvador and a Pipil Nahua) is a Salvadoran award-winning poet and author of many highly acclaimed bilingual children's books and short stories, covering themes related to Latino culture and traditions, nature, and the immigrant experience. He immigrated to the United States in the 1980s during the Salvadoran Civil War.
Early life
Argueta grew up in Santo Domingo de Guzmán El Salvador, where his grandmother, an indigenous healer, told him stories from his indigenous heritage and their belief in a human-nature connection, instilling in him great respect for the environment and appreciation for oral tradition. He spent time in the city helping his parents run a small restaurant as well as in the countryside, helping his grandparents tend to their farm. He left El Salvador when he was 19 years old due to the ongoing Salvadoran Civil War.
Career
Argueta has worked as a gardener and in a coffeehouse. He has written numerous children's books, short stories as well as poems that have been included in textbooks and anthologies. His children's books are written in poetry form, in two languages (English and Spanish), and reflect the Latino experience and heritage; he also writes about the Nahuat Pipil and their deep appreciat