Silvester Brito

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Silvester John Brito (September 26, 1937 – October 7, 2018) was an American poet and scholar. He served as an associate professor of anthropology and folklore at the University of Wyoming. Born in Delta, Colorado, Brito was of Comanche and Purépecha heritage. He earned a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University Bloomington in 1975. At Wyoming, he taught anthropology, American folklore studies, Chicano studies, and religious studies. He was a member of M.E.C.h.A. and Keepers of the Fire. Brito published several books of poetry: Man From a Rainbow, Looking Through A Squared Off Circle, and Red Cedar Warrior; and an ethnography, The Way of A Peyote Roadman. His poetry appeared in CALLALOO, in the anthology Studies in American Indian Literature: Returning The Gift (University of Arizona Press), and in The Blue Cloud Quarterly, Volume 28, Number 4. He was married to Carol (Coble) Brito for 56 years and had four children: Desiree, Michael, Juan, and Jude. His parents, Benjamin and Jessie Brito, predeceased him. Brito died October 7, 2018, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.