Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
“The Ghost”
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.
“The Girl who Became a Saint – Teresa Urrea, la Santa de Cabora,” [Teresita Essay], Edited print out with email from Erasmo Guerra
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).
“The House at Paisano,” 6 typed pages (4 drafts including photocopies), no corrections, February 9, 1986
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).
“The House in the Little Village", 1999
“The House on Dundee Road", Fall 2004
“The House on Mango Street Project", April 2012
The House on Mango Street (pub. 1984), circa 1977; 1990-2009
“The House on Mango Street: Tales of Growing Up Female and Hispanic”, 1986
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.
“The Houses on Our Streets", Spring 1999
The International School of Amsterdam
“The Journey” typescript
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.
“The Joy of Words: Más allá de Mango Street,” Carlos J. Queirós (4 copies) AARP SegundaJuventud, Spring 2009
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.
The Lenox Academy, Brooklyn
The Line of Fall page proofs, including correspondence between Wilson and Kathy Lewis, 1989
“The Little One Who Let Himself Be Stroked,” 1 photocopy, no corrections
“The Lives Behind the Myths: Life on the East Side of St. Paul", June 16, 1992
The Logan School for Creative Learning, Denver
“The Lord of Misrule at Separation Creek”; Annotated manuscript drafts
The Los Angeles Times Book Review. Includes “Día de los Muertos” (loose pages only), October 31, 1999
Arranged chronologically, Publications span 1970-2003 and include magazines and journals that contain contributions by Cisneros. The earliest items are literary magazines Now and Cadence, from Josephinum Academy and Loyola University, respectively. For each publication, the date and title of the Cisneros contribution is included in the container list. Oversized publications are in box 85.