Tim Z. Hernandez and Jason F. McDaniel at the East Harlem Cafe
by: Daniel Dissinger
On June 9th, 2010, Tim Z. Hernandez read at the East Harlem Cafe along with fellow writer, and friend, Jason F. McDaniel. Closing out the last leg of his promotional tour for his new book, Breathing, In Dust, Tim Hernandez wowed an attentive audience on 104th street and Lexington Avenue.
This is Tim’s second book. In 2004, Tim’s first book, a collection of poems called Skin Tax, waspublished and won the American Book Award. Breathing, In Dust will be his first published full-length novel.
A master storyteller, Tim Hernandez mixes emotionally filled details with a poetic rhythm missing in most prose and contemporary poetry, which also comes out strongly in his live readings. Here is an excerpt from the introduction of his book entitled “What it means to say Catela”:
