Description

University of PittsburghPress, paperback

Publication Date: March 22, 2022

Publisher Marketing:Ekphrastic, meditative poems from a writer with astonishing range

Hello I Must Be Going, David Hernandezs fifth collection of poems, offers a unique take on poetry informed by works of art, in particularly the work of painter 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 Goingpulses with originality. This is a book of our time, and of time itselfof unrest, loss, grief, and this endless parade / shimmering toward silence.