Hello I Must Be Going, David Hernandez's fifth collection of poems, offers a unique take on poetry informed by works of art, in particular the work of artist Ed Ruscha. With narrative and lyrical brushstrokes, Hernandez crafts vibrant landscapes that depict the chaos of the modern world and the beauty entwined within it. Hello I Must Be Going pulses with originality. This is a book of our time, and of time itself--of unrest, loss, grief, and "this endless parade / shimmering toward silence."

Author: David Hernandez
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 03/22/2022
Series: Pitt Poetry
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.28w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780822966807


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/23/2022

About the Author

David Hernandez is the author ofDear, Sincerely; Hoodwinked, winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry; Always Danger, winner of the Crab Orchard Series Award; and A House Waiting for Music. He has been awarded an NEA Literature Fellowship and two Pushcart Prizes. His poems have appeared in Kenyon Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, Southern Review, and The Best American Poetry. He is also the author of two YA novels, No More Us for You and Suckerpunch, both published by HarperCollins. David teaches creative writing at California State University, Long Beach and is married to writer Lisa Glatt.