Set on fútbol fields, parking lots, and dance floors, Guzmán’s collection of stories provides a window into the universe of pochos making their way in the world. Mundane objects and ordinary individuals fill these pages. A belt buckle connects a father and son, even after death. A coach names his youth team Zapata and places the Mexican revolutionary’s face on their jerseys. A taxi driver named Lobo joins his nephews for a cascarita against a group of paisas.

A proud alum of Garey High School and Mt. San Antonio Community College, Romeo Guzmán is an assistant professor in history at Claremont Graduate University. He is the co-director of the South El Monte Arts Posse and co-editor of East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte. You can find him chasing the ball around in the SGV and learn more about his research, writing, and public history at http://www.romeoguzman.com.

Pocho Blues was written by Romeo Guzmán, (San Gabriel Valley, 2021). Illustrations by Aimée Guzmán, (Chicago, 2021). Edited by Norberto Gomez Jr. (Baltimore MD, 2021). Risograph printed by Sybil Press (San Antonio TX, 2021). Cover screenprinted and handbound by Jillian Gomez (San Antonio, TX, 2021). Sybil Press 2021.

Limited 1st edition of 100 copies now available @ www.sybilpress.org

$12 / 51 pp / softcover / handbound/sewn / 4.25 x 5.5”

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