Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
Selected Poems (unpublished), undated
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.
“Señor Bombón,” 1 typed page, corrected and annotated; 1 typed page, minor corrections
“Señor Joel,” 4 typed pages, minor corrections
“Sensuality Plunging Barefoot into Thorns,” From the Rodrigo Poems, Paisano, 1986
“September 11, 1991 the day I won $35,000 and broke my own heart with Alexandro – I am sad,” 2x3 color print, 1991
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.
Sequoia Adult School, California
Setting Copies, 2002, undated
‘Seven for Summer” (4 copies) Newsweek, June 3, 1991
Publicity Material spans 1978-2014 and is divided into the following subseries: Cisneros Cover Stories; Magazines with Articles about Cisneros; Newspaper and Other Articles; Appearance Publicity; Oversized; and Book Publisher Catalogs.
Several parties, San Antonio, 1999
Subjects include Ted Dvoracek, Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez, Juan. (106 photographs)
[Seville Essay]: Correspondence, research, drafts (4 folders), 2003
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).
Seward Communications Arts Academy
Sh
“She Was a Good Woman”; Annotated drafts of the poem
Shea, Reneé, 1995-1999, 2002-2003, 2005, 2009
Shearer Publishing, 1982 - 1984
Shirley, Carl R. and Shirley, Paula “Understanding Chicano Literature”, 1988
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.
Shoes
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.
Shokari, Monica “Sandra’s Literary Café", April 20, 2004
“Short Season in the North Cascades”; Typescript copies, annotated typescript drafts of poem, letter to “the editor”
Short Stories, 1957-1963, undated
This subseries includes short stories such as “The Morning of the First Day” and “The Morning and the Evening of the First Day”. Many are complete stories, some are fragments or are in draft form. Portions of these examples of Vliet’s early prose would later be worked into the author’s novels.