My Wicked Wicked Ways
by Sandra Cisneros
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Beautiful Man--France
I saw a beautiful man today
at the café.
Very beautiful.
But I can't see
without my glasses.
So I ask the woman next to me.
Yup, she says, he's beautiful.
But I don't believe her
and go to see for myself.
She's right.
He is.
Do you speak English?
I say to the beautiful man.
A little, the beautiful man says to me.
You are beautiful, I say.
No two ways about it.
He says beautifully, Merci.
I saw a beautiful man today
at the café.
Very beautiful.
But I can't see
without my glasses.
So I ask the woman next to me.
Yup, she says, he's beautiful.
But I don't believe her
and go to see for myself.
She's right.
He is.
Do you speak English?
I say to the beautiful man.
A little, the beautiful man says to me.
You are beautiful, I say.
No two ways about it.
He says beautifully, Merci.
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Read in January, 1999
Although I keep trying from time to time, I'm not much of a fan of written poetry. I need to hear/see it performed to really appreciate it. That's probably true of the poems in this book as well--I'm sure I'd like them more if I saw Cisneros reading them. But the lack of voice didn't deter from their overall impact, and I thoroughly enjoy reading these poems. Perhaps because her voice is actually quite clear throughout.
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Read in September, 2007
Cisneros as a gift for language that's ripe and luscious, yet I was a little disappointed in this collection of poetry. I guess, after reading Loose Woman (published 4 years before this), I was expecting the same ballsy-ness throughout the whole collection. This seemed much more reflective, which, I guess, really wasn't what I was looking for at that moment. Still, there are some lovely pieces. It's still a keeper.
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recommends it for:
wild sexy women
I feel like this is the book where you get the closest to catching an honest glimpse into who Cisneros is and what she's about. Her poetry also makes you hunger to be free - emotionally and physically. In particular, her poems about Greece (where she spent a year writing) awaken a deep urge in me and remind me to live for something more than a paycheck.
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Read in March, 2008
I did not enjoy this book of poems. I was disappointed because I loved The House on Mango Street and Loose Women. But I also realize that everyone has to start somewhere in anything that they do and it seemed as if the author hadn't quite found her voice yet.
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Read in January, 1995
I learned how to read poetry with this book--only because it related to me.....eventually art imitated life....I struggled with it...and one day it all made sense...
when I heard Sandra speak her mousey voice turned me off.....:)
when I heard Sandra speak her mousey voice turned me off.....:)
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Read in April, 2008
I'm not a big poetry person but I like some of her othr poems so I decided to read this collection. My 2 favorite poems in this collection were "One Last Poem for Richard" and "Drought".
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recommends it for:
women in love with Cisneros
I heart Sandra Cisneros...Poets like her only come around once in a while.
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
Cisneros fans,
Her most personal poems (Rodrigo Poems) are fantastic.
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Has a copy to sell/swap
you have to read "you bring out the mexican in me". oh my.
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I've never been big on poetry, but I LOVE Sandra Cisneros.
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Read in January, 1995
recommends it for:
women-any.
I read this in high school and totally loved it.
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