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David Hernandez

The Urban Poems

David Hernández


The Urban Poems, 2004

Poems by David Hernández
88 pp., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2",
Perfect bound paperback
ISBN: 1-933126-04-3

David's new book brings together city poems from many sources, including folders on David's desk. John provides a generous introduction, and the illustrations combine the murals and paintings of Gamaliel Ramirez with photos of other art works and urban icons by Wayne Allen Jones, designer and typesetter of the book.

This set brings together the poems that were the basis for the 1991 radio show in which John and David exchanged poems fueling the debate and ironic views of the dialectic between Chicago and its suburbs.

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Contents - Click Table of Contents to see poem titles

  • Table of Contents
    • I. Roof-Tops & Porches
    • Roof-Top Piper, 1

    • Longings On A Sunday Afternoon, 3

    • For Michael-Irene, The Poet, 4

    • The Old Woman Eating, 5

    • Ode to a 60’s Militant, 6

    • Riverview, 7

    • Keeping Vigil From The Porch, 9

    • Revolú-Chicago Jam, 11

    • Photo-Session, 13

    • life, 15

    • Welcome, 16

    • Ode to a Bowl of Yet Ca Mein, 17

    • Reminder, 19

  • II. Didja Hear the One About Juan-Oh-Juan

    • Didja Hear the One About . . . , 21

    • Spanish Juan-Oh-Juan, 22

    • Random Love, 23

    • How To Be A Good Free-Flight Christian, 24

    • Puerto Rice And Beans, 26

    • The Day Chicago Blew Up, 28

    • She Was Supposed To Be Here By Now, 30

    • The Bilingual Saga of Juanito Poquito, 31

    • Pigeons, 33

    • For Betsy: A CSI Question, 34

    • Summer Vanity, 35

    • How I Won The Election For The Local School Council, 36

  • III. The Streets

    • Calles/Neon Streets, 37

    • The Leader, 39

    • 3rd World This, 40

    • Broken Hearts, 42

    • Wino, 43

    • Cool Is Forever, 45

    • Martin And My Father, 46

    • A Day At The Methodone Clinic, 47

    • Sally Called – Tony Torres Is Dead, 48

    • Billy DeNasha, 50

    • Immigrants, 51

    • Directions for Gamaliel On How To Draw Me For The Mural, 53

    • Armitage Street, 54

    • Graffiti-Heart, 56

  • IV. Haunts of Love
    • Beyond The Lines, 57

    • Aftermath, 58

    • Be All That You Are, 59

    • Friends And Confidences, 60

    • My Wife / Mi Esposa, 61

    • First Date, 62

    • Kid Love, 63

    • For My Friend And Partner In Poems

    • And Conspiracies: Alfredo Matías, 64

    • Summer, 65

    • Ferris-Wheel, 67

    • In A Morning Of Trucks & C.T.A.s, 69

    • Why I Deal Words, 71

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10+ copies up-10 12.00 each
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