Woman Without Shame

Poems

By: Sandra Cisneros

Narrated by: Sandra Cisneros

Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME and GOODREADS • A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango Street.

It has been twenty-eight years since Sandra Cisneros published a book of poetry. With dozens of never-before-seen poems, Woman Without Shame is a moving collection of songs, elegies, and declarations that chronicle her pilgrimage toward rebirth and the recognition of her prerogative as a woman artist. These bluntly honest and often humorous meditations on memory, desire, and the essential nature of love blaze a path toward self-awareness. For Cisneros, Woman Without Shame is the culmination of her search for home—in the Mexico of her ancestors and in her own heart.

©2022 Sandra Cisneros (P)2022 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Revealing . . . Cisneros’s fearlessness runs through Woman Without Shame, whose poems capture her solitude, erotic longings, and life in Mexico with rich language and sharp humor.”—Yxta Maya Murray, The New Yorker

“Nearly three decades have passed since the award-winning Cisneros’s previous collection (Loose Woman), and what a joy to immerse oneself in the richness of those years! . . . These poems sparkle with levity, empathy, sensuality, and sight. An appreciation for the aging self, its evolving body and understanding, threads the work, as do wit and humor. . . . Rather than avoid pain or suffering, the poems explore their coexistence with wonder and beauty. . . . Woven with perspective, melded by dual languages and countries, attuned to sense and place, this generously alive collection--sin censura ni vergüenza--will delight both devoted fans and those who may not often read poetry.”—Amy Dickinson, Library Journal (starred review)

“Cisneros writes with irresistible intimacy, especially in her poetry. We feel confided in, teased, moved, and jolted as she explores matters earthy and spiritual. Cisneros is funny and lacerating, caring and mischievous. In this gathering of three decades of poems pithy and lush, brash and sexy, compassionate and outraged, she considers the places she’s lived, family, lovers, neighbors, moments of wonder, injustices epic and personal, and the ways age can so rudely resculpt the body even while liberating the mind. . . . This is a delectably saucy and incisive, righteous and resonant collection.”—Donna Seaman, Booklist

Exactly what I needed

I had the opportunity to hear and see Sandra Cisneros read a poem from this book. I wanted the option to hear the audio when i wanted. Very satisfying!

Love her

I love Sandra, she inspires me! Love to hear her read her work, thank you!

Delightful

It brings a smile every time I listen to Sandra Cisneros reading her poems. It is delightful.

BRAVO!!!

Loved listening to this book, I must own it in my library to read again and again. This is a must have for all women because all can relate to these beautifully written poems. Thank you Sandra Cisneros for sharing these Poems with us.

Stories for wild women

Met her at the opening of the Sandra Cisneros Academy in Echo Park. She signed my copy of “Loose Woman”. I don’t know of another contemporary female poet who embraces liberation quite like she.