My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems [Paperback]

In this beautiful collection of poems, remarkable for their plainspoken radiance, the bestselling author ofThe House on Mango Streetand winner of the 2018 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literatureembraces her first passion-verse. With lines both comic and sad, Sandra Cisneros deftly-and dazzlingly-explores the human experience. For those familiar with Cisneros only from her acclaimed fiction,My Wicked Wicked Wayspresents her in an entirely new light. And for readers everywhere, here is a showcase of one of our most powerful writers at her lyrical best.“Not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” —The New York Times Book Review

“All poets would do well to follow the example of Sandra Cisneros, who takes no prisoners and has not made a single compromise in her language.” — Barbara Kingsolver,Los Angeles Times
 
“Cisneros is a writer for all people.” —USA Today

“Here the young voice of Esperanza ofThe House on Mango Streetmerges with that of the grown woman/poet.My Wicked Wicked Waysis a kind of international graffiti, where the poet—bold and insistent—puts her mark on those traveled places on the map and in the heart.” —Cherríe Moraga
 
“A writer of power and eloquence and great lyrical beauty.” —The Washington Post Book World
 
“[Cisneros’] work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful. It is rich with music and picture.” — Gwendolyn BrooksSandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist and essayist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, the Texas Medal of the Arts, a MacArthur Fellowship, several honorary doctorates and national and international book awards, including Chicago’s Fifth Star Award, the PEN lĂ