Andrés Montoya's family and friends have sought to keep his memory alive. With the re-release of the iceworker sings and other poems and the publication of a jury of trees, Andrés's poetry can find a new generation of readers. But Andrés was also an educator and an activist, and his impact was more than just about the words on the page. He strove for societal change; he wanted the world to be a more equitable and just place. Andrés was passionate about his beliefs and he brought that passion into every interaction, whether with family and friends, fellow poets, or with his students inside and outside the classroom.

This website was created by Andrés Montoya's family to share information about his life and work. We also want to use it as a platform to help support the various Andrés Montoya initiatives, including the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize and the Andrés Montoya Creative Writing Scholarship at Fresno State. To support these initiatives please consider making a donation or purchasing any of the books or artwork below. All proceeds go toward supporting Andrés Montoya's legacy.

For more information about these initiatives or for further information about Andrés contact Maceo Montoya at maceomontoya@gmail.com

Books:

the ice worker sings and other poems

Andrés Montoya

Bilingual Press, 1999

reissued 2017

11.00 plus S&H

a jury of trees

Andrés Montoya

edited by Daniel Chacón

Bilingual Press, 2017

15.00 plus S&H

Letters to the Poet from His Brother

Maceo Montoya

Copilot Press, 2014

Hardbound, cloth cover

includes 10 removable prints

25.00 plus S&H

Two Malaquias Montoya Catalogs:

Premeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment (2004)

Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame

56 pages, full color

Globalization and War: The Aftermath (2008)

Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame

56 pages, full color

Special offer - Get both exhibition catalogs for the price of one.

20.00 plus S&H

artwork:

The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize/Letras Latinas Initiative Print

"Untitled"

Malaquias Montoya

Silkscreen 2010

20" x 26"

Edition 50

440.00 includes S&H

All proceeds from sales of this print will go toward the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize Initiative at Letras Latinas.

"Untitled"

Malaquias Montoya

Silkscreen 2001

20" x 26"

Description: Malaquias was always drawn to Andrés's poem "escape," and in 2001 he created a very small edition using lines from the poem: "he's sixty now and never been married and it doesn't matter that he's lonely, that he left the woman of his dreams, the hitchhiker he never picked up, somewhere on the 99 south of Selma in 1972."

250.00 includes S&H

Buy soon - only 7 remain of this limited edition print.