Poetry
Found in 3363 Collections and/or Records:
“My trip to Italy, September 2005.” 33 pages, many with attached ephemera. Musical skeletons, cloth cover, September 2005
My Wicked Wicked Ways (pub. 1987), 1978, 1992
Cisneros’ University of Iowa thesis forms the basis for My Wicked Wicked Ways (box 49), and the original near-complete thesis is at the heart of this series; however, a few pages are missing. One should see also material in Series VIII: Early Poetry (box 42). Also included are drafts of the book preface, proofs, and cover art samples.
“My Wicked Wicked Ways: The Chicana Writer’s Struggle with Good and Evil or Las Hijas de la Malavida,” presented 1985 at the Modern Language Conference, Chicago and 1986 at MLA at Yale. 23 typed pages, 1985 - 1986
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).
Myers, Irma, 1993, 1995
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Nacua Hoegi, Julie Ann “The Inner and Outer Shadowlands”, May 7, 1994
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.
“Nagual,” 2 print out pages with reader comments, January 26, 2012
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.”
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Nandín Villa, Teresa “El Reflejo de la Experencia Multicultural en dos Obras de Contextos Dispares: East, West, de Salman Rushdie, Woman Hollering Creek, de Sandra Cisneros”, 2000
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.
“Naomi Nye-Texas Obs Poems”; Correspondence with Naomi Nye of The Texas Observer, annotated typescript draft of “Believing in Texas, 1995 - 1996
Nara, Kristen, 2002, 2006-2007
“Narcisco Reyes”
Materials between Cisneros and agent Susan Bergholz relating to Caramelo includes correspondence and shared drafts and fragments.
Natalia High School
National Association of Chicano Studies “Outstanding Contributions to the Arts, Academia and to our Communities." Certificate, letter, 1993
numerous awards, certificates, and proclamations that Cisneros received are arranged chronologically, 1985-2011 in box 36. Of note is her 2003 Texas Medal of Arts award. Oversized awards are located in Oversized box 1.
National Endowment for the Arts, 1987-1990, 1997
Award letter, correspondence, guidelines, return receipt for application. 1997 essay for inclusion in NEA anthology, Writing America
“Natural Daughter,” multiple print out drafts with corrections (4 folders), 2005 - 2006
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).
Nawrocki, Sarah “Asking Their Own Questions: Chicana Poets in the 1980s”, May 1989
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.
Negatives , circa 1994
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.