Cinco Puntos Press records, 1970-2002

Sánchez, Ricardo, 1941-1995

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Sometimes called the "grandfather of Chicano poetry," Ricardo Sánchez was a professor of creative writing and Chicano studies at Washington State University from 1991 until his death in 1995. He was born March 29, 1941 in El Paso, TX and raised in a neighborhood called "El barrio del diabolo." After serving in the U.S. Army he was convicted of armed robbery and sent to prison. In 1969, he received a Ford Foundation sponsorship as a Frederick Douglass Fellow in Journalism and in 1970 was employed...

Anaya, Rudolfo A.

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Rudolfo Anaya was born to Martín and Rafaelita Mares Anaya on October 30, 1937, in Pastura, New Mexico. He attended public schools in Santa Rosa and Albuquerque. A student in the English Department at the University of New Mexico, he earned a B.A. in 1963 and an M.A. in 1968. In 1972 he earned a second M.A. in guidance and counseling, also from the University of New Mexico. Anaya married Patricia Lawless in 1966. After teaching in Albuquerque public schools from 1963-1970, he became director of...

Sandlin, Lisa

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Nathan, Debbie

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Hayes, Joe

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Saénz, Benjamin Alire.

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Byrd, Bobby, 1942-

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Wilson, Keith, 1927-2009

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Keith Wilson born on December 26, 1927 in Clovis, New Mexico. Wilson attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1950. He was commissioned as a lieutenant and is a combat veteran of the Korean War serving from 1950-1953. He served three tours of duty. Upon his retirement from regular commission in 1954, Wilson returned to New Mexico. He later received a M.A. in English from the University of New Mexico. Over the next ten years Wilson taught at the University of Nevada in ...

Marcos Subcomandante

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Cinco Puntos Press

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Cinco Puntos Press was founded in 1985 by two writers, Bobby Byrd and Lee Merrill Byrd. Cinco Puntos Press is an independent press that specializes in literature from the area of the United States-Mexico border, Mexico, and the American Southwest. The name Cinco Puntos, literally translated as "Five Points" in Spanish, is named for the neighborhood in which the press was founded and to emphasize the Mexican influence in the El Paso, Texas area. Cinco Puntos' first published work was Winners on t...