Sandra Cisneros is bolder than ever in her new poetry collection 'Woman Without Shame'
Q: It's been almost 30 years since you published a book of poetry. You've said over the years that it's difficult to put poetry out there for open consumption by a reading public. Poetry is very close. It's very personal. It's very private. So why is now the right time for this book?I never feel an urgency to publish poetry; I feel an urgency to write it. The process of writing is something that I've been doing all along.
So I don't feel the urgency, once I write it, to publish it. I feel an urgency when I've got that — whatever’s in my heart — that I can't name until I have language. I have that urgency, but publishing's the opposite of writing poetry. For me, writing poetry is like when you get a little thorn in your heart, like from a little prickly pear. You really have to attend to it because it irritates you.
Q: I know you read voraciously and really widely. What does reading poetry by other poets do for you as a writer or as a reader? What does reading poetry, specifically, do for you?
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