Loose Woman

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Loose Woman is a poetry collection by Sandra Cisneros that explores themes of female identity, sexuality, and cultural heritage with bold, unapologetic voice.

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instanceOf poetry collection
author Sandra Cisneros NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores bicultural identity
cultural expectations of women
family and ancestry
female sexuality
shame and liberation
working-class experience
genre poetry
hasAuthorNationality Mexican American
hasSubject Latinas
Mexican Americans NERFINISHED
gender and power
women
hasWorkInCollection poem "Down There" NERFINISHED
poem "Loose Woman"
poem "Mericans" NERFINISHED
poem "You Bring Out the Mexican in Me" NERFINISHED
language English
literaryDevice code-switching
first-person narration
free verse
imagery
literaryForm lyric poetry
literaryMovement Chicana literature
Latina feminism
notableFor frank treatment of female desire
subversion of machismo
use of Spanglish
publicationYear 1994
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting Mexico NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
targetAudience adult readers
theme Chicana identity
body and desire
cultural heritage
female identity
feminism
gender roles
language and voice
love and relationships
self-empowerment
sexuality
tone bold
confessional
irreverent
unapologetic

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Sandra Cisneros notableWork Loose Woman