Some of the Light: New and Selected Poems (Raised Voices) - Softcover

Hernandez, Tim Z.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807006696 ISBN 13: 9780807006696

Publisher: Beacon Press, 2023

Synopsis

25 years of writing from one of our most gifted Latinx poets, featuring work from early explorations of machismo to new meditations on life as a single father, immigrant detention, and spiritual inquiry <p/>Some of the Light gathers the first 25 years of Hernandez's award-winning poetry, offering 28 new poems and a glimpse at the trajectory of a rising contemplative American author. <p/>At its core, Some of the Light contains collected poems of love, told through the lens of a single father raising two children alone in the borderlands. They are at times intimate and confessional, ranging from personal relationships to spiritual inquiry, from human rights to the environment, while between the cracks of the poems are poetic contemplations, chronicling the passing days of the pandemic. <p/>This latest work by Hernandez reveals a writer whom former US poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera calls "a titan--unafraid to take to the road, get his hands dirty, to fully immerse himself in the world of his subjects." <p/>Some of the Light is a part of Beacon Press's Raised Voices poetry series, established in 2021 to raise historically excluded voices and perspectives, and to celebratepoetry's ability to access truths in ways no other form can.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Z. Hernandez is an award-winning author, research scholar, and performer. His work includes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and screenplays. He is the recipient of numerous awards, most notably the American Book Award, the Colorado Book Award, and the International Latino Book Award. Hernandez holds a BA from Naropa University and an MFA from Bennington College, and is an associate professor with the University of Texas at El Paso's bilingual MFA program in creative writing. He lives in El Paso, Texas, with his two children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807006696
• ISBN 13: 9780807006696
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128