Loose Woman
Poems
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 14, 1995
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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- Who it’s for
- These poems move through love’s reflective and erotic registers with candor and shifting moods.
- Themes
- Female aspects of love, Erotic love
- Genres
- Love Poetry, Hispanic American Poetry, Women Poets
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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.
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“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
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
Where it sits
| Hispanic American Poetry | 67% |
|---|---|
| Love Poetry | 64% |
| Women Poets | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hispanic American Poetry
- Love Poetry
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Sandra Cisneros
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- March 14, 1995
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Female aspects of love · Erotic love
- Reading lane
- Hispanic American Poetry