Saúl Hernández
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
•Poet•Educator•Uncle•Concerts•1st Gen•From the Barrio•Somewhere in Texas•Author of How to Kill a Goat & Other Monsters•2025 NEA Fellow•
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📖 How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters
by Saúl Hernández
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Poetry
explores grief, loss, identity, lineage, and belonging with grace, insight, & compassion
Affiliate Link
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#booksky #queerbooks
📖 How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters
by Saúl Hernández
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Poetry
explores grief, loss, identity, lineage, and belonging with grace, insight, & compassion
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/978...
#booksky #queerbooks
How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters
Check out How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters - One is never sure who the monsters are in these poems, only that the narrator desperately doesn't want to be one. In his brilliant debut collection, H...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🌈📚
📖 How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters
by Saúl Hernández
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Poetry
explores grief, loss, identity, lineage, and belonging with grace, insight, & compassion
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/978...
#booksky #queerbooks
📖 How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters
by Saúl Hernández
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Poetry
explores grief, loss, identity, lineage, and belonging with grace, insight, & compassion
Affiliate Link
bookshop.org/a/100590/978...
#booksky #queerbooks
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The @texasbookfest.bsky.social takes place this weekend in Austin and @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social, award-winning author of the poetry collection HOW TO KILL A GOAT & OTHER MONSTERS, will be on panels and signing copies of his book! If you're in the area, we hope you'll stop by!
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The @texasbookfest.bsky.social takes place this weekend in Austin and @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social, award-winning author of the poetry collection HOW TO KILL A GOAT & OTHER MONSTERS, will be on panels and signing copies of his book! If you're in the area, we hope you'll stop by!
I won a LAMMY!
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Poetry: How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters by Saúl Hernández! 🎉🎉🎉 @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social @uwiscpress.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I won a LAMMY!
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Congratulations to Saúl Hernández (@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social), finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Poetry for "How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters"!
For more of Saúl's work, check out Foglifter 6.2! (E-book available for free)
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For more of Saúl's work, check out Foglifter 6.2! (E-book available for free)
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August 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Congratulations to Saúl Hernández (@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social), finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Poetry for "How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters"!
For more of Saúl's work, check out Foglifter 6.2! (E-book available for free)
buff.ly/CRDaGjC
For more of Saúl's work, check out Foglifter 6.2! (E-book available for free)
buff.ly/CRDaGjC
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We're so excited and grateful to see @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social's and Eduardo Martínez-Leyva's poetry collections named as finalists for @lambdaliterary.org's 2025 Lammy Awards in Gay Poetry and LGBTQ+ Poetry! 🎉
Check out the full list of finalists across all categories: tinyurl.com/yc5uu4ea
Check out the full list of finalists across all categories: tinyurl.com/yc5uu4ea
July 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We're so excited and grateful to see @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social's and Eduardo Martínez-Leyva's poetry collections named as finalists for @lambdaliterary.org's 2025 Lammy Awards in Gay Poetry and LGBTQ+ Poetry! 🎉
Check out the full list of finalists across all categories: tinyurl.com/yc5uu4ea
Check out the full list of finalists across all categories: tinyurl.com/yc5uu4ea
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Join @riggstah.bsky.social on August 15th discussing EXTINCTION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, a stunning portrait of Hawai’i—and a meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.
More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Join @riggstah.bsky.social on August 15th discussing EXTINCTION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, a stunning portrait of Hawai’i—and a meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.
More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...
@elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
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"Grief will make you want to begin again." - @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
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In The Name of Survival, Tricks, & Selena Quintanilla - The Offing
Insight - The Offing Magazine
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June 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"Grief will make you want to begin again." - @elsaulhernandez.bsky.social
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theoffingmag.com/insight/in-t...
I’m teaching a grief workshop in less than two weeks! Check it out: writingworkshops.com/products/the...
April 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m teaching a grief workshop in less than two weeks! Check it out: writingworkshops.com/products/the...
Come find me next week at AWP & say HI!
March 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Come find me next week at AWP & say HI!
I’ve been drafting a poem a week since September 2024. I took January 2025 off to recenter myself & let me tell you, I may have finally found my writing routine that works for me. What’s yours?
March 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I’ve been drafting a poem a week since September 2024. I took January 2025 off to recenter myself & let me tell you, I may have finally found my writing routine that works for me. What’s yours?
I’ve been committed to the gym for the past three weeks & I’m seeing a difference in my arms. Now I just need to commit to better eating habits. 😭
March 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I’ve been committed to the gym for the past three weeks & I’m seeing a difference in my arms. Now I just need to commit to better eating habits. 😭
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Always a fun time! Hope to see some of you in San Antonio.
San Antonio Book Festival author list is up! Start making your list! Can't wait to see you, @sgj.bsky.social @tvayyyy.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social
San Antonio Book Festival Announces 2025 Lineup Featuring Over 100 Authors
The lineup for the 2025 SABF is finally here! Visit over 100 authors from Texas and beyond right here in downtown San Antonio.
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March 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Always a fun time! Hope to see some of you in San Antonio.
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hey new followers! I wrote a gay memoir about death, violence, murder, and horror movies (and family struggles, coming of age, etc) that some cool and trustworthy people wrote nice things about! I'd be honored if you picked up a copy, and maybe even left a review somewhere!
The Long Hallway (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)
The Long Hallway (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog) [Larson, Richard Scott] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Long Hallway (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)
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March 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
hey new followers! I wrote a gay memoir about death, violence, murder, and horror movies (and family struggles, coming of age, etc) that some cool and trustworthy people wrote nice things about! I'd be honored if you picked up a copy, and maybe even left a review somewhere!
Join me & 20 other 2025 NEA Fellows for an afternoon reading at this offsite event during AWP!
March 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Join me & 20 other 2025 NEA Fellows for an afternoon reading at this offsite event during AWP!
Books I read this past month of February. I learned so much from these books and I also realized I missed reading so much. I’m feeling a little more intellectual.
March 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Books I read this past month of February. I learned so much from these books and I also realized I missed reading so much. I’m feeling a little more intellectual.
Finished this beauty!
February 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Finished this beauty!
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If you're in Miami on 2/15, come out to my event for Alligator Tears at @booksandbooks.bsky.social in Coral Gables!!! So surreal to go back to the neighborhood where I used to pick up cans with my Abuela to read from my new book??? 🐊❤️
RSVP it's freeeee->
www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-eve...
RSVP it's freeeee->
www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-eve...
An Evening with Edgar Gomez
Locally-owned, independent neighborhood bookstore
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February 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you're in Miami on 2/15, come out to my event for Alligator Tears at @booksandbooks.bsky.social in Coral Gables!!! So surreal to go back to the neighborhood where I used to pick up cans with my Abuela to read from my new book??? 🐊❤️
RSVP it's freeeee->
www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-eve...
RSVP it's freeeee->
www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-eve...
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galleys are here, & i have so many feelings (more on that later). if you haven’t preordered EXTINCTION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD yet, B&N is hosting a preorder sale, which means members get 25% off & premium members get 35% off (through friday) with the code PREORDER25 at checkout! @barnesandnoble.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
galleys are here, & i have so many feelings (more on that later). if you haven’t preordered EXTINCTION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD yet, B&N is hosting a preorder sale, which means members get 25% off & premium members get 35% off (through friday) with the code PREORDER25 at checkout! @barnesandnoble.com
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I know blurbs are having a little moment right now, but I was excited to write one for @chriscampanioni.bsky.social's amazing hybrid memoir: "Evading classification at every turn, this deeply associative text is migratory and nationless, if genre can be understood as a state from which to emigrate."
north by north/west
north by north/west
Chris Campanioni
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February 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I know blurbs are having a little moment right now, but I was excited to write one for @chriscampanioni.bsky.social's amazing hybrid memoir: "Evading classification at every turn, this deeply associative text is migratory and nationless, if genre can be understood as a state from which to emigrate."
Every time I listen to Ethel Cain I just want to burst into leaves & drift in the wind. 🍂
February 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Every time I listen to Ethel Cain I just want to burst into leaves & drift in the wind. 🍂
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The deadline for the 2025 #THSW is this weekend! Don't delay and get your application in today. In addition to our General Scholarships, we also offer many community-focused awards such as our scholarship for North American Indigenous authors.
Apply: tinhouse.com/workshop/sum...
Apply: tinhouse.com/workshop/sum...
January 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The deadline for the 2025 #THSW is this weekend! Don't delay and get your application in today. In addition to our General Scholarships, we also offer many community-focused awards such as our scholarship for North American Indigenous authors.
Apply: tinhouse.com/workshop/sum...
Apply: tinhouse.com/workshop/sum...
I’m excited to be a visiting writer at Texas State University. I’m preparing a craft talk, a workshop, and I’ll be reading. Be there Feb 26! Also, I’m open for university bookings for Fall 2025 & Spring 2026, email me if interested.
January 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I’m excited to be a visiting writer at Texas State University. I’m preparing a craft talk, a workshop, and I’ll be reading. Be there Feb 26! Also, I’m open for university bookings for Fall 2025 & Spring 2026, email me if interested.
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Thank you for the support!!!
… and @jjpena.bsky.social on our #Transposition podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/exp...!
Thanks for “carrying stories” and sharing them with us and the world. 🫶🙏
Thanks for “carrying stories” and sharing them with us and the world. 🫶🙏
Fractured Memory: JJ Peña on Trauma & Storytelling with K.B. Carle by Expo Presents: Transposition
Nonfiction flash writer JJ Peña joins us in our season finale to read “this is how i want you to remember me” from the Change in Perspective Flash 405 contest. Writer and judge K.B. Carle leads in th...
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January 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thank you for the support!!!
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Two new poems published today in like a field journal
January 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Two new poems published today in like a field journal