Cisneros is deeply spiritual, and she believes her loved ones are still with her, even if not physically. But what has really gotten her through her most desperate times is her writing.

For some writers, writing is just part of the day job. But for Sandra Cisneros, the internationally celebrated author of House on Mango Street and Martita, I Remember You, writing is a matter of ...

Sandra Cisneros, one of America’s greatest writers, says that up until a few years ago, she was over speaking about her 1984 ...

What sets poet Sandra Cisneros apart is how she writes with biting honesty about her life. Reset learns about her latest book Woman Without Shame and how it illustrates how she’s found beauty in ...

Sandra Cisneros is best known for her debut novel, The House on Mango Street, which follows a year in the life of a young Chincana girl. For the 40th anniversary of that book, Sandra joined Rachel ...

When Sandra Cisneros talked about romance, writing, and faith over Zoom from her bright home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, she discussed her own poetry but also referred to Peanuts. In the ...

Her newest work, aptly titled Writing in my Pajamas, is set for release in about a year and from what we heard that night, we're in for another notable addition to the Mexican American literary canon.

CISNEROS: As I go I buy books. In fact, I’m shipping a box back because I have too many to carry. I bought Natalie Diaz’s collection “ Postcolonial Love Poem,” which I’m reading right now.

Sandra Cisneros, Joy Harjo, and Juan Felipe Herrera spoke at the University of Iowa on Sept. 27. All three panelists graduated from the Writers’ Workshop, and Cisneros and Harjo were in the program at ...

Hear from past visiting writers like Allison Moore and learn about OLLU's writing program • Reading by OLLU Writer-in-Residence Sandra Cisneros: 1-2 p.m., Thiry Auditorium ...

Sandra Cisneros: “Your story reminds me of when I was the new kid, which felt like always. It reminds us that it costs us nothing to be generous and kind and brings great rewards.

For Sandra Cisneros, writing a poem is like driving in the dark The Chicago-born author, who won acclaim for her 1984 novel “The House On Mango Street,” recently had her first collection of ...