"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 "Cisneros is a writer for all people." –
USA Today "Here the young voice of Esperanza of
The House on Mango Street merges with that of the grown woman/poet.
My Wicked Wicked Ways is a kind of international graffiti, where the poet–bold and insistent–puts her mark on those traveled places on the map and in the heart." –Cherríe Moraga
"A writer of power and eloquence and great lyrical beauty." –
The Washington Post Book World "[Cisneros'] work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful. It is rich with music and picture." – Gwendolyn Brooks
