David Hernandez Mailing Address: not available County: E-mail: Phone: work: fax: Genre: Poetry/Fiction

Periodical Publications:

• Work has appeared in TriQuarterly, Banyan Anthology, Heretics and Myth-Makers, Rocky Mountain Arsenal of the Arts, Overtures, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, and Stuffed Pike Magazine

Book Publications:

• Elvis is Dead But At Least He's Not Gaining Any Weight, Mary Kuntz Press, 1995
• Rooftop Piper, Tia Chucha Press, 1991
• Satin City Lullaby, 1986
• Despertando/Waking Up, 1991

Forthcoming Publications:

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Has received awards & fellowships from Illinois Arts Council, The National Council of Christians and Jews, Du Sable Museum, The Harold Washington Library, & NEA New Forms Regional Grant
• Commissioned by City of Chicago to write/perform a poem commemorating the city's 150th anniversary, 1987

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Redings/workshops, Columbia College (Chicago, IL), March 1998
• Glenbard South High School (Glen Ellyn, IL), November 1997
• Terra Museum of American Arts, April 1998
• Illinois Wesleyan U. (Bloomington, IL), September 1997

Recent Workshops:

• Jahn Elementary School (Chicago, IL), September/October 1997
• Waters School (Chicago, IL), May 1997
• Columbia College (Chicago, IL), March 1998

Present Employment:

• Beacon Street Galleries, Truman College, Chicago, IL.

Preferred Audience:

• No Preferred Audience

Willing to travel:

• yes