About this Artist

A former Los Angeles Poet Laureate, Luis J. Rodríguez has 17 books in all genres, including the bestselling memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A." and its sequel, "It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing." He is a founder with his wife Trini of Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore and founding editor of Tia Chucha Press, both in the San Fernando Valley. His latest book in the U.S. is "From Our Land to Our Land: Essays, Journeys & Imaginings from a Native Xicanx Writer."