You can never have too much sky. You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky, and the sky can keep you safe when you are sad.
Sandra Cisneros, “Darius and the Clouds.” In Vintage Cisneros. 2004.
Sandra Cisneros (1954– ) Mexican-American writer.
A key figure in Chicana literature, Cisneros’s work often focuses on the themes of identity, economic inequality, and community. The Chicago native is best known for The House on Mango Street, the first work by a female Mexican-American author to be published by a mainstream publisher (Vintage Press). A simple style belies much more complicated social and cultural issues addressed in her work.
