Poetry
Found in 3680 Collections and/or Records:
“Living on the Edge of America,” delivered at the International Counseling Center, Washington, D.C., 12 holograph pages; photocopy, May 9, 1990
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).
“Lolita as puppy with S.C. and Ray”, 2003
Subjects include dogs and Ray. (19 photographs)
“Long Green”; Annotated manuscript drafts and notes
Long hair and sleeveless t-shirt, photographs by Ruben Guzman. (10) 5x7 Prints (one signed by Cisneros), contact sheets
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.
Loose note pages
The series Notes consists of loose pages and clippings for story ideas. Of particular interest are seven folders of “buttons” – often a single phrase or line, that Cisneros filed away as inspiration for potential poems or stories.
Loose pages, 1994
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Loose pages, 1995
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Loose pages, 1996
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Loose pages (2 folders), 1997
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Loose pages (2 folders), 1998
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Loose pages (2 folders), 1999
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Loose pages, includes post-it notes from Cisneros, July 1993
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Loose snapshots
various dates, unsorted
“Loose Woman,” 2 typed pages, no corrections; 1 typed page (incomplete)
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.
Loose Woman (pub. 1994), 1988-1993; 1997
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.
“LOPATE”; Correspondence between Rosemary Catacalos and Phillip Lopate, 1985-1988
López
López-Fiones, Margarita (“protégé”), 1982 - 1984
López, Josefina “La Pinta", September 24, 1991
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.