{"product_id":"some-of-the-light-isbn-9780807006696","title":"Some of the Light","description":"\u003cb\u003e25 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome of the Light \u003c\/i\u003egathers 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its core, \u003ci\u003eSome of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003econtemplations\u003c\/i\u003e, chronicling the passing days of the pandemic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome of the Light \u003c\/i\u003eis a part of Beacon Press’s Raised Voices poetry series, established in 2021 to raise historically excluded voices and perspectives, and to celebrate poetry’s ability to access truths in ways no other form can.\u003cb\u003eSOME OF THE LIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEndling\u003cbr\u003eRefraction #1\u003cbr\u003eFather of Clarity\u003cbr\u003eA Basic Understanding\u003cbr\u003eRefraction #2\u003cbr\u003eSingle Parent Soliloquy (\u0026amp; The Joy of Kites)\u003cbr\u003eThis City\u003cbr\u003eRefraction #3\u003cbr\u003eSelf Portrait at 46\u003cbr\u003eTime Capsule\u003cbr\u003eLimerence\u003cbr\u003eUnqualified Poem\u003cbr\u003eRefraction #4\u003cbr\u003eSettling\u003cbr\u003eSandalwood\u003cbr\u003eSalvador\u003cbr\u003eThe Poet’s Return\u003cbr\u003eRefraction #5\u003cbr\u003eHometown Ode\u003cbr\u003eIsh\u003cbr\u003eTik Tok\u003cbr\u003eBrown Lotus (A Performance)\u003cbr\u003eHer Majesty’s Last Stand\u003cbr\u003eVariations on \u003ci\u003eThis Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefraction #6\u003cbr\u003eSleepless Nights (Thich Nhat Hanh Is Dying)\u003cbr\u003eA Grocery Store\u003cbr\u003eThe Talk (Talisman for Salvador)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATURAL TAKEOVER OF SMALL THINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHome\u003cbr\u003eBrown Christ\u003cbr\u003eThe Day Johnny Tapia Died on My Sidewalk\u003cbr\u003eUndelivered Postcards to Lydia\u003cbr\u003eSan Joaquin Sutra\u003cbr\u003eNatural Takeover of Small Things\u003cbr\u003eInstructions for the Altar\u003cbr\u003eFlying Parallel\u003cbr\u003eMy Name Is Hernandez\u003cbr\u003eAdios, Fresno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCULTURE OF FLOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCulture of Flow\u003cbr\u003eHow to Get to the San Joaquin River\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKIN TAX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMama’s Boy\u003cbr\u003eI Rub My Hands\u003cbr\u003eI Arrive Late\u003cbr\u003eI Pissed on Little Ricky\u003cbr\u003ePerched on the Face\u003cbr\u003eIf I Could Tell You\u003cbr\u003eEnter Madrugada\u003cbr\u003eI’m Going to Put Virgil Down\u003cbr\u003eWhen Young Andres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePublication Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/i\u003e“An indispensable primer to an accomplished poet who seems only to be getting started.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A titan—unafraid to take to the road, get his hands dirty, to fully immerse himself in the world of his subjects.”\u003cbr\u003e—Juan Felipe Herrera, former US Poet Laureate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSome of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e arrives to remind us that Hernandez has been turning over the stones, cradling them, and tumbling them in his mouth until he can taste and recite every fissure and form that must be sung. It awakens the inner light that empires, trials and tribulations, others, and even the self have attempted to extinguish and failed. Hernandez lets the light radiate, and we must follow.”\u003cbr\u003e —Anthony Cody, author of \u003ci\u003eBorderland Apocrypha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What does it mean to refract and be a refraction of the world we inhabit? In \u003ci\u003eSome of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Z. Hernandez reminds us that memory is only a confluence of our desires—to hold on—to rebuild from the intimacies of loss toward a reclamation of self. He cleaves open language—with all its gorgeous failures.”\u003cbr\u003e—Felicia Zamora, author of \u003ci\u003eQuotient\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Z. Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e 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 2 children.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305399111909,"sku":"NP9780807006696","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807006696.jpg?v=1767736907","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/some-of-the-light-isbn-9780807006696","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}