Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
Berriozábel, María Antonietta, 1995-2000, 2008, 2012
“Best of Texas: 96 Rancho Loco”; Correspondence regarding the Best of Texas Writing series Rancho Loco Press, 1996
“Best Texas Writing 2-1998/99”; Correspondence regarding the of the submission of “Why God Must Permit Everything”, 1998 - 1999
Betancourt, Carlos, 1994 - 1998
“Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” 4 typed pages, minor corrections
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Bible, presented by parents, November 5, 1966
Personal Papers includes some general items such as her 1954 birth certificate, the bible presented to her by her parents in 1966, and some material she titled “Happy File” in the 1980s that contains letters, clippings, and other ephemera. The rest of the series is divided into three subseries: education; causes; and pets.
Bibliographies
Handwritten and typed notes, clippings, and photocopies, arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s subject categories, comprise the majority of this subseries. Also included are several folders of topographical and road maps of various Texas counties and other locations.
“Bien Pretty,” multiple drafts (4 folders)
“Bien Pretty,” play adaptation by Martin Hernandez, 1994
"Bien Pretty,” screenplay by Jim Mendiola, first and second drafts, 2006
“Bienvenido Poem for Sophie,” 1 typed page, no corrections; 1 photocopy, 1989
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.
“Billie”, 1957
Drafts of plays (mostly handwritten in pencil and annotated) and typescripts (mostly mimeographs or photocopies with annotations) are arranged in this subseries in alphabetical order. For reviews and further information regarding the author’s plays, see Series II: Personal, Newsclippings.
Binder cover for early poems listed above from University of Iowa period.
Binder of early poems many later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways. Black binder and cover
Binder, Wolfgang, 1981, 1983
Binder, Wolfgang “Partial Autobiographies Interviews with twenty Chicano Poets”, January 28, 1982
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.
Bird, Blanca (daughter Eleanor posed for Marie), 1993, 2010-2011
Birds
Birth Certificate for Sandra Cisneros, 1954
Personal Papers includes some general items such as her 1954 birth certificate, the bible presented to her by her parents in 1966, and some material she titled “Happy File” in the 1980s that contains letters, clippings, and other ephemera. The rest of the series is divided into three subseries: education; causes; and pets.