Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
Dust jacket and signatures, 1983
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.
Dust jacket and unbound signatures
Dvoracek, Theodore (Ted), 1986 - 2013
Ea - Eq
“Earliest Version of Harm (Bone)”; Bone manuscript, rejection letter from Yale University Press
“Early birthday party for Sandra Cisneros", 2008
Held at 735 E. Guenther San Antonio
“Early Macondo (during Caramelo)” San Antonio, circa 2002
(26 photographs)
Early Poems, 1971 - 1985
“Early Reading Experiences” for the School Library Journal
Articles and essays in this subseries relate to Vliet’s own writing process and influences. All are in typescript form and most have handwritten annotations.
Early selections, [no title page] print outs (2 folders)
Cisneros’ 2015 book of essays, A House of My Own appears to have originally been titled “Writing in My Pajamas.” There are no final drafts of the book since the archive was acquired before its publication, but the material does provide evidence of her early essay selections. Many of the essays were previously published, and some overlap with series VII: Writings – Nonfiction.
Early, undated, print out, minor corrections
“Earplay” radio presentation of Clem Maverick, publicity and recordings
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.
East Harlem School at Exodus House, Karin Goldmark’s class
“East This Time -- Ohio,” 1 typed page, heavily corrected
East Union High School
“Eastside Kids", Spring 2000
“Ecos de un Antro de Mala Muerte", 1993
ECOS, vol 2, no 2. Includes “Roosevelt Rd / 1200 South / Chicago” and “A Rice Sandwich”, Summer 1983
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.
“Eden” typescripts
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.