"It’s been amazing how easily I can still hear these characters," Sandra Cisneros author of "The House on Mango Street." Forty years after its publication, “The House on Mango Street” continues to ...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: representation is crucial. Whether it is seeing yourself through a fictional character in a novel or TV show, or finding a community of people like you, ...

Sandra Cisneros is an award-winning author. She attended graduate school for poetry at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, finishing her M.F.A. in 1978. In her free time during the workshop, she started ...

After studying poetry at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the mid-1970s, Sandra Cisneros moved back home to Chicago and taught former dropouts at the Latino Youth High School. All of these influences—the ...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — On this brochure-ready autumn day on the University of Michigan campus, students Danielle Casós, Jennie Rupp and Angela Bonello are finding new music in familiar words. The three ...

Sandra Cisneros, one of America’s greatest writers, says that up until a few years ago, she was over speaking about her 1984 novel, “The House on Mango Street.” What started as an autobiographical ...

Mikaela Bennett as Esperanza in the 2025 world premiere production of “The House on Mango Street.” Samantha Sosa as Lucy, Kaylan Hernandez as Rachel, and Mikaela Bennett as Esperanza in the 2025 ...

Sandra Cisneros' classic novel "The House on Mango Street" will be adapted into a television show by Gaumont, the film company behind "Narcos." “'The House on Mango Street' is a timeless story that ...

Costume designer Erik Teague and director Chía Patiño show set models to the cast during a rehearsal of “The House on Mango Street.” A rendering of La Calaca for “The House on Mango Street” by costume ...

Forty years after its publication, “The House on Mango Street” continues to speak to new generations with its themes of identity, culture and the broader search for belonging. Sandra Cisneros’ ...