Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
Friend's birthday, [San Antonio], circa 1997
Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Joan Frederick, Terry Ybañez (25 photographs)
Friends in NY, circa 1998
(19 photographs)
Friends in San Francisco, circa 1997
Subjects include Juan and others (61 photographs)
“Friends in TX”, 1990s
Subjects include Catherine Burst, Rolando Briseño, Alfredo Corchado, Dahlia Frederick, Joan Frederick, Ruben Guzman, Benito Huerta, Jasna Karaula, Danny Lozano, Cesar Martinez, [Franco Mendium-Ruiz], Jay Mondez, Craig Pennell, John Philips (cousin), [Robert (Bobby) Sallvee], Tim Siebels, Chuck Taylor, Liliana Valenzuela, Terry Ybañez, Pat Little Dog. (73 photographs)
Friends, San Antonio, 1998 - 1999
Subjects include Gertrude Baker, Terry Ybañez (17 photographs)
Friends, [San Antonio], 1999
Subjects include Rolando Briseño, Sandra Guerra, Angel Rodriguez-Diaz, Raphael (3 photographs)
Frietsh, Ina, Hydra, circa 1980s
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.
“From Berkeley,” 3 photocopy pages, no corrections, 1988 - 1989
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.”
“From the end of my wonderful freshman year to the beginning of my great sophomore year.” Many programs, letters, and photos laid in box 12, folder 4. Approximately 365 pages. Dark blue “Daily Desk Diary.”, 1969
“From the Kansas City Terminal”; Annotated, typescript draft
Fruita Monument High School
“Full Moon and You’re Not Here,” 3 photocopy drafts, no corrections, July 1, 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.
Funeral for Beto and Peanut’s coronation, 2008
The final subseries relates to Cisneros’ pets, and includes drawings, obituaries, and medical records (2003-2012).
Funeral guest book (photocopy), 2007
The material relating to Cisneros’ mother spans 1964-2007 and was kept by her mother until her death in 2007. It includes correspondence with Sandra from 1977-2007; various documents and ephemera; and condolence letters that Cisneros received after her mother’s death. Oversized clippings and newspaper articles that her mother collected are located in box 8.
Furniture, San Antonio, 1998
(10 photographs)
“Fuschia,” 1 typed page, corrected
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.”
Ga - Gam
Gage, Jennifer, 1995; Gale, Kate, 2000; Galindo, Heriberto M. (Consul General de Mexico), 1999; Galindo, Mary Sue, 1986, 1996; [Galang, Evelira], 2012 ; Gallagher-Gómez, Alicia, 1998-1999; Galloway, Jenna (The Change the World Project), undated; Gálvez, G., 1991; Gamboa, Daniel (yard service), 2005, undated; Gamboa, Rita, 1994, 2000, undated; Gammon, Catherine, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2005
Gabaldón, Salvador “Corrido Sin Fronteras”, 1995
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.