NMSU to host public reading by award-winning poet March 27

Saúl Hernández shares his exploration of grief, loss and identity in an upcoming public reading at New Mexico State University. Hernandez will read from his Lambda Award-winning poetry collection “How to Kill a Goat and Other Monsters,” which begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 27 at NMSU’s CMI Theater in Milton Hall, Room 171. 

The reading is free and open the public and copies of the collection will be available for purchase.

Hernández’ presentation is part of the Nelson-Boswell Reading Series hosted by La Sociedad para las Artes.

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Hernández, a queer writer, was raised by former undocumented parents in San Antonio, Texas. In “How to Kill a Goat & Other Monsters.” In addition to grief, loss and identity, he also explores the concepts of lineage and belonging. He is a recipient of a 2025 Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and was nominated for Poet Laureate of San Antonio in 2024. His debut poem collection is a Lamba Literary Award Winner in Gay Poetry and a 2025 Writers’ League of Texas Discovery Award Winner.

The Nelson-Boswell Reading Series invites visiting writers to NMSU to share their work with the community. La Sociedad para las Artes is seeking to establish a permanent endowed fund through the NMSU Foundation whose earnings will support creative writing programs, including visiting writers and reading series as well as creative writing workshops for children in Las Cruces Public Schools.