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Loose Woman by Sandra Cisneros

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Loose Woman

Poems

Sandra Cisneros

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 14, 1995

Reading lane: Hispanic American Poetry

A candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love, from the reflective to the overtly erotic . • From the bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. “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

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Love, Unbuttoned

These poems move through love’s reflective and erotic registers with candor and shifting moods.

Come here for

  • Love poetry that makes room for both reflection and desire
  • A candid, mood-strewn voice

Expect

  • An intimate celebration of the female aspects of love
  • Language that doesn’t soften its edges

Book Details

Authors
Sandra Cisneros
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
March 14, 1995
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Hispanic American Poetry · Love Poetry
Reading lane
Hispanic American Poetry

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Publisher Categories

  • Hispanic American Poetry

  • Love Poetry

  • Women Poets

About This Book

A candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love, from the reflective to the overtly erotic . • From the bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. “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 prisoner...

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A candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love, from the reflective to the overtly erotic . • From the bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. “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

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