Some of the Light
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Some of the Light by Tim Z Hernandez
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 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. 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. 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. 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.Tim Z. Hernandez was born and raised in California's San Joaquin Valley. An award-winning poet, novelist, and performer. He is the recipient of the American Book Award for poetry, the Colorado Book Award for poetry, the Premio Aztlan Literary Prize for fiction, and the International Latino Book Award for historical fiction. His books and research have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, CNN, Public Radio International, and National Public Radio. Hernandez holds a BA from Naropa University and an MFA from Bennington College. He continues to perform and speak across the United States and internationally, but he divides his time between Fresno and El Paso, where he is an assistant professor in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807006696 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807006696 |
| Title | Some of the Light |
| Author | Tim Z Hernandez |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
| Year published | 2023-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
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