Luis J. Rodriguez
Mixcoatl Itztlacuiloh
Poetry is soul talk, a prophetic act, a powerful means to enlarge one's presence in the world.
From Troubled
Youth to the
Poet Laureate
of Los Angeles
Despite that slap from a teacher when I was six years old, which kept me voiceless for most of my childhood and adolescence, I emerged as one of the leading Chicano writers in the country, now with seventeen books.
Always Running
The award-winning and bestselling classic memoir about a young Chicano gang member surviving the dangerous streets of East Los Angeles.
Available at all major bookstores
It Calls You Back
When his oldest son is sent to prison for attempted murder, Rodriguez is forced to confront his shortcomings as a father, and to acknowledge how and why his own history is repeating itself, right before his eyes.
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Todos los Caminos llevan a Casa (All Roads Lead Home)
Luis J. Rodriguez's first ever bilingual (English/ Spanish) poetry book, poemas bilingües. This is the start of a cross-border editorial project from Chicanxs sin Fronteras
Purchase at Tia Chucha's Bookstore
From Our Land to Our Land: Essays, Journeys, and Imaginings from a Native Xicanx Writer
Luis J. Rodriguez writes about race, culture, identity, and belonging and what these all mean and should mean (but often fail to) in the volatile climate of our nation.
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