Sandra Cisneros

Comprehensive information about poet Sandra Cisneros including poetry, biographical information, quotes, literary works, and more. Sandra Cisneros, born in Chicago, Illinois on December 21, 1954, is a United States author and poet best known for her novel The House on Mango Street. She is also the author of Caramelo, published by Knopf in 2002. Much of her writing is influenced by her Mexican-American heritage. She the only daughter in a Mexican-American family of seven children. This educational Sandra Cisneros resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.