{"product_id":"my-wicked-wicked-ways-poems-paperback","title":"My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra Cisneros\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this beautiful collection of poems, remarkable for their plainspoken radiance, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street \u003c\/i\u003eand winner of the 2019 PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eembraces her first passion-verse. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith lines both comic and sad, Sandra Cisneros deftly-and dazzlingly-explores the human experience. For those familiar with Cisneros only from her acclaimed fiction, \u003ci\u003eMy Wicked Wicked Ways\u003c\/i\u003e presents 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Here the young voice of Esperanza of \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e merges with that of the grown woman\/poet. \u003ci\u003eMy Wicked Wicked Ways\u003c\/i\u003e is 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra 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 Center USA Literary Award, and the National Medal of the Arts awarded to her by President Obama in 2016. Most recently, she received the Ford Foundation's Art of Change Fellowship, was recognized among The Frederick Douglass 200, and was awarded the PEN\/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her classic, coming-of-age novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House on Mango Street\u003c\/i\u003e, has sold over six million copies, has been translated into over twenty languages, and is required reading in elementary, high school, and universities across the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to her writing, Cisneros has fostered the careers of many aspiring and emerging writers through two non-profits she founded: the Macondo Foundation and the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation. She is also the organizer of Los MacArturos, Latino MacArthur fellows who are community activists. Her literary papers are preserved in Texas at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sandra Cisneros is a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico and earns her living by her pen. She currently lives in San Miguel de Allende.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772749873440,"sku":"9781101872505","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d5637ff51adce406787aca4c29590b32.webp?v=1780413193","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-wicked-wicked-ways-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}