Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
Los Altos, High School
“Los Altos Visits Mango Street,”, April 1991
“Los Angeles and 4th of July in San Antonio", 2003
Subjects include Ted Dvoracek and others (18 photographs)
Los Angeles Times Magazine. Includes “Woman Hollering Creek” (2 copies), 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.
Los Angeles Times Magazine. Includes “Woman Hollering Creek” (2 copies), July 1, 1990
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.
“Los Boxers,” 2 typed pages, corrected; 3 print out pages, no corrections (4 copies), March 1990
“Los Desnudos: A Triptych,” 3 photocopy pages, no corrections; 1 photocopy page (incomplete), July 3, 1992
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.
Los Palmitas Elementary School, Thermal, CA
“Los Tejanos,” 6 typed pages, minor corrections; 2 photocopy pages of published version in Nov/Dec 1984 issue of Texas Humanist, October 8, 1984
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).
“Love Poem at Thirty-One,” 8 typed pages, corrections
Europe Poems were originally housed together in one folder and date from Cisneros’ time abroad in Greece, 1982-1983. Some were later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways and Loose Woman. The poems are arranged alphabetically, with untitled poems and fragments at the end.
“Love Poem for a Non-Believer,” 1 typed page, no corrections, 1988 - 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.
“Lovely Tranquil Photos of Dante on Porch” San Antonio, 2003
(13 photographs)
Loyola University, Acceptance letter; financial aid proposal, 1972
The bulk of the material in Education spans her elementary school years through graduate school (1961-1979) and includes diplomas, report cards, yearbooks, and materials from Loyola University and the University of Iowa. Material relating to honorary degrees, State University of New York, Purchase (1993) and DePaul University (2014), can also be found in this subseries
Loyola years, 1972 - 1976
Subjects include first boyfriend, John Catanese, Henry, Marcela, and Dominic. (19 photographs)
Lozano, Vicente, 2004-2007, 2009, 2011
Lucy Kroll Agency, 1961 - 1984
Ludwig, Amy, 1992 - 1996
Ludwig, Amy “Study Guide (High School)”
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.
Lukin, Patrizia & Ocamp, Himber “La Balada De John y Yoko”
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.
“Luna Toscana – Siena Night,” 4 typed pages, corrected
Europe Poems were originally housed together in one folder and date from Cisneros’ time abroad in Greece, 1982-1983. Some were later published in My Wicked Wicked Ways and Loose Woman. The poems are arranged alphabetically, with untitled poems and fragments at the end.