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| '''Tim Z. Hernandez''' is an American writer, ], and performer. | '''Tim Z. Hernandez''' (born February 16, 1974) is an American writer, ], and performer. | ||
| ==Life== | ==Life== | ||
| Born in Dinuba, California, he was raised in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, having lived in the predominantly farm-worker communities of Parlier, Cutler, Reedley, Dinuba, Visalia, and Fresno. In the early part of his life he was a student of painting, and exhibited his works in numerous galleries and exhibits across the west coast, before taking up writing and performance as a career. | |||
| He was raised in Central California’s San Joaquin Valley. | |||
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Tim Z. Hernandez (born February 16, 1974) is an American writer, poet, and performer.
Life
Born in Dinuba, California, he was raised in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California, having lived in the predominantly farm-worker communities of Parlier, Cutler, Reedley, Dinuba, Visalia, and Fresno. In the early part of his life he was a student of painting, and exhibited his works in numerous galleries and exhibits across the west coast, before taking up writing and performance as a career.
His performances have been featured at the Getty Center, The Loft Literary Center, Intersection for the Arts, Stanford University, and at the Jack Kerouac School.
He studied at Naropa University. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and two daughters.
Awards
- 2006 American Book Award for Skin Tax
- 2006 Zora Neal Hurston Award for Diaries of a Macho
- 2003 Best Solo Production Award,
- 2003 James Duval Phelan Award by the San Francisco Foundation
Works
Poetry
- Skin Tax. Berkeley: Heyday Books. October 2004. ISBN 9781890771935.
Audio CD
- Raza Spoken Here Vol. 3 (Audio CD, Calaca Press. 2006)
- The Central Chakrah Project: A Spoken Word Cura, (Audio CD, Arte Americas)
Anthologies
- Mosaic Voices Anthology (Poppy Lane Publishing)
- Ram’s Tale Anthology ( Fresno City College)
- Flies, Cockroaches, and Poets Anthology ’02 (Chicano Writers & Artists Association)
- Highway 99: A Literary Journey Through California's Great Central Valley. Great Valley Books/Heyday Books. 2007. ISBN 9781597140676.
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References
- http://www.naropa.edu/news/pressreleases/0801hernan.cfm
- http://www.unco.edu/colopoets/poets/hernandez_tim/