Luis Rodriguez Biography

Luis Rodriguez saw his own way out of poverty and despair in the barrio of East LA and successfully broke free from the years of violence and desperation he spent as an active gang member. Achieving success as an award-winning Chicano poet he was sure the streets would haunt him no more until his young son joined a gang himself. Always Running earned a Carl Sandburg Literary Award and was designated a New York Times Notable Book; it has also been named by the American Library Association as one of the nation's 100 most censored books. Rodriguez is also known for helping start a number of prominent organizations such as Chicago's Guild Complex one of the largest literary arts organizations in the Midwest; Rock a Mole (rhymes with guacamole) Productions which produces music and art festivals CDs and film; and Youth Struggling for Survival a Chicago-based non-profit community group working with gang and non-gang youth. In addition he is one of the founders of the small poetry publishing house Tia Chucha Press as well as Tia Chucha's Caf & Centro Cultural bookstore coffee shop art gallery performance space and workshop center in Los Angeles.

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