Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisneros is a poet, writer, performer and artist. A new collection of her poetry, Woman Without Shame, is forthcoming from Knopf.

Photograph © Keith Dannemiller

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Poetry | Issue 160

Having Recently Escaped from the Maws of a Deathly Life, I Am Ready to Begin the Year Anew

Sandra Cisneros

‘Life is not worth living / without salami.’

A poem by Sandra Cisneros.

Poetry | Issue 160

Figs

Sandra Cisneros

‘The liver in love / means the body is healthy’

A poem by Sandra Cisneros.

Essays & Memoir | Issue 108

An Ofrenda for my Mother

Sandra Cisneros

‘She was a prisoner-of-war mother, banging on the bars of her cell all her life.’

Sandra Cisneros

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Poetry | Issue 160

Poetry | Issue 160

Having Recently Escaped from the Maws of a Deathly Life, I Am Ready to Begin the Year Anew

Sandra Cisneros

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Figs

Sandra Cisneros

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An Ofrenda for my Mother

Sandra Cisneros

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Poetry | Issue 160

Poetry | Issue 160

Essays & Memoir | Issue 108

Essays & Memoir | Issue 108