Luis Hernández

Biography:
 Hernández went to school at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He studied in the medical field, while he was also writing poetry. He published three poems (see the first three works of poetry). Through out his life, he also would gift poems to friends and family. These were sometimes written on napkins, fabric, scrap pieces of paper. He hand wrote all of his poems in neat calligraphy script. This collection of poems were later on published in a book.

Style:
Hernández was well known for his time because of his unique style. He used a humor in his poetry                  frequently, which had not previously been done in Peruvian poetry. Additionally, his poems had a large            scientific influence. He would often times include references to scientific concepts and nature in his work.

Birth:
He was born on December 18th 1941 in Lima, Peru.

Death:
Luis Hernández went to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1977. He supposedly took the trip to seek help for his        mental illness. He committed suicide by being hit by a train. Although, a friend of his claimed that the                the incident was perpetuated by the police force, and that he was thrown onto the rails.

Works of Poetry

 * Shore (1961)

(see right)
 * Charlie Melnick (1962)
 * The Constellations (1965)


 * Vox Horrísona (1978)
 * This compilation of poems and manuscripts was published by Nicolás Yerovi, who collected and researched Herández's works.

Current Day Context
In 2008 a journalist named Rafael Romeo Tassara wrote a book called The Harmony of H. life and Poetry of Luis Hernandez Camarero. This book was a research project including more of his works and information about Hernández's life.

Furthermore, in 2017 Hernández had an exhibition dedicated to his life works. It was called "The lilac sun: poetic constellations of Luis Hernández." This included photographs taken by photographer Herman Schwarz. It was made possible by the Hernández Camarero famiy and the House of Peruvian Liturature. The exhibition revitalized the works of Hernández in a modern context. His work has become more popular after this.