Bobby Byrd

Bobby Byrd was a beloved poet and publisher. He and his wife, Lee Byrd, cofounded Cinco Puntos Press in 1985 and published hundreds of award-winning books before selling the press to Lee & Low Books in 2021. The pair garnered many accolades, including Cultural Freedom Fellowships for Excellence in Publishing from the Lannan Foundation. Bobby was the author of nine adult poetry books, including The Price of Doing Business in Mexico (Cinco Puntos Press/Lee & Low Books). Bobby died in 2022.


Books

  • Front cover for The Festival of Bones / El festival de las calaveras by Luis San Vicente; John Byrd; John Byrd and Luis San Vicente
      The Festival of Bones / El festival de las calaveras
      By Luis San Vicente, Bobby Byrd, John Byrd
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      The Festival of Bones / El festival de las calaveras

      The Festival of Bones / El festival de las calaveras

      By Luis San Vicente, Bobby Byrd, John Byrd
      Dance and rattle along with skeletons on their way to celebrate their day--the Day of the Dead!

      Baila y meneate junto a las calaveras en camino a su día: ¡el Día de Muertos!

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    • White Panties, Dead Friends
      & Other Bits & Pieces of Love
      By Bobby Byrd
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      White Panties, Dead Friends

      White Panties, Dead Friends

      & Other Bits & Pieces of Love
      By Bobby Byrd
      "Byrd writes poems like a novelist. Epic ones. His lines are full of fiction, bullshit and beauty."--E.Myles

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    • The Price of Doing Business in Mexico
      By Bobby Byrd
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      The Price of Doing Business in Mexico

      The Price of Doing Business in Mexico

      By Bobby Byrd
      The Mexican Border stands at the soul's edge with a port-of-entry leading directly into Byrd's poems.

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    • Front cover for Otherwise, My Life is Ordinary by Bobby Byrd; Bobby Byrd
        Otherwise, My Life is Ordinary
        By Bobby Byrd
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        Otherwise, My Life is Ordinary

        Otherwise, My Life is Ordinary

        By Bobby Byrd
        Spoken plainly, all of us get born, then we go away. What shall we do in the meantime, huh?

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