Telling lyrical stories that celebrate joy, expand understanding, and foster compassion . . .

Hello, everyone! Welcome to my little corner of the virtual universe. 

Please visit here for my official bios, and please visit here to receive your gift. You can find out more about my books for adults here and here and my books for children here.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit!

I’m Patrice Gopo, and I create

Long ago, a calendar for my parents with the name of each month penned in calligraphy
Long ago, a patchwork quilt I constructed from squares of my old clothes
Long ago, a modern retelling of Cinderella I structured as a play, printing the script on fluorescent paper, a role for each child in the neighborhood

And a while ago, a skirt I made from an old pair of jeans and jade fabric tinged with gold
And a while ago, a book club that really never took off, but everyone I speak with remembers that first book we read
And a while ago, a dream that the words I wrote might be for more than just me

And not so long ago, a book of photographs and stories for my oldest daughter when she turned 10–Ten Things I Want to Tell You on the Occasion of Your Tenth Birthday
And not so long ago, an infinity scarf I knitted with chunky yarn, mustard in color–in memory of my grandmother who first taught me to knit
And not so long ago, a watercolor painting of a cardinal that I framed and placed on our wall alongside my youngest daughter’s painting of our home.

And there is more: I create spaces for sharing stories, places for thinking through ideas, situations flooded with laughter, and ways to cherish memories both significant and mundane. I do this for myself and, along the way, sometimes I have the joy of helping to do this for others.

I’m Patrice Gopo, and I create