Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
O’Neal, Jennifer E. “A Suburban Response to the Call of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street”, April 10, 1990
These writings about Cisneros are arranged chronologically from 1981-2012 and include academic articles, interviews, and writer’s biographies. Undated writings about Cisneros are housed in box 89 and are arranged alphabetically by author. Newspaper articles and publicity writings about Cisneros can be found in Series XIX: Publicity.
“Only Daughter,” presented at “Writing Lives: Women as Writers,” Third Latin American Book Fair, City College of New York, Harlem. 5 typed pages, no corrections, May 5, 1989
Cisneros’ nonfiction writings are arranged alphabetically and include speeches, editorials, and essays. Many were eventually published in anthologies or magazines. In cases when the date and location of a speech is known, that information is included in the listing. This series also contains interviews Cisneros conducted with other writers while working at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (box 41).
“Only This Poem,” 1 typed page, no corrections, 1 photocopy page, March 8, 1983
Europe Poems were originally housed together in one folder and date from Cisneros’ time abroad in Greece, 1982-1983. Some were later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways and Loose Woman. The poems are arranged alphabetically, with untitled poems and fragments at the end.
Or - Oz and unidentified Os
“Oracion,” [in Spanish], 1 print out page, no corrections
Later Poems span 1985-2014 and did not come in any original order. They are arranged alphabetically. Most poems are single drafts, but or insight into Cisneros’ revision process, there are eight progressive drafts of the 1995 poem “Morning After Tango.”
“Oregon Lit. Anthol-Fiction & Poetry”; Correspondence regarding inclusion in the Oregon Literature Series, 1992 - 1993
Original box for draft in box 70, folders 3-6
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Original draft and photocopies
Individual handwritten and typed poems, and hand-bound books of poetry, comprise this subseries. Many of the individual poems are accompanied by drafts, some are single copies. Individual poems are arranged alphabetically, followed by books of poetry, also arranged alphabetically. See also Series 2 : Personal, Subseries C: Scrapbook, for early drafts of poetry.
Original drafts from University of Iowa, 4 photocopy pages. Second semester, seminar, “Memory and Imagination,” William Mathews instructor., Circa 1977
Original ending (pencil draft)
Original folder and ribbon for “Strong pages” above
Original folder for “Europe Poems, 1982-1983”
Europe Poems were originally housed together in one folder and date from Cisneros’ time abroad in Greece, 1982-1983. Some were later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways and Loose Woman. The poems are arranged alphabetically, with untitled poems and fragments at the end.
“Original Sin,” 1 photocopy page, no corrections (2 copies), 1988
The bulk of the material for Loose Woman are the poems, arranged alphabetically. Many were originally housed in a folder titled “complete book.” Additional material includes proofs from Knopf, promotional displays, and Spanish translations by Paloma Zozaya and Marilar Aleixandre.
“Origins/Intentions”, March/April 2009
Ortego, Ruth, 1989, undated
Ortiz Cofer, Judith “Under the Moo of the Gypsies", 1992
Writings by others span 1985-2014 and contain works by contemporaries and friends of Cisneros, as well as writings sent to her either by an author or publisher. Of note are works by: Norma Alarcón; Julia Alvarez; Daniel Arreola; Tony Beckwith; Ruth Behar; Norma Cantú; Denise Chávez; Joan Frederick; Pat LittleDog; Levi Romero; Jim Sagel; Liliana Valenzuela; and Reggie Young.
Ortiz, Rainy Dawn. Daughter of Simon Ortiz and Joy Harjo whom Cisneros babysat. Photo by Dennis Mathis, Iowa, circa 1976
Portraits are formal, posed photographs of Cisneros, and are arranged chronologically. Photographers include her brother, Henry (Kiki) Cisneros, Joan Frederick, Alexandro Galindo, Ruben Guzman, Armando Rascón, Al Rendon, and Diana Solís, among others. Also included are a number of portraits of Cisneros with others, notably with her mother in 1998, and Gertrude Baker, Ruben Guzman, Denise Chavez, Jasna Karaula, and Emma Tenayuca.