Ya sea en la comiquisima y filosofaclora voz de un chofer de limusina cuyo sueno es mejorar su grupo amateur de "rap-metal" en "Mi Carro, Mi Revolucio," o en la diatriba en forma de monologo de Ysela, una evangelista de carpa que da tes-ti-mo-nio en "Oiga," Rodriguez halla humor en las vidas de personajes que no estan dispuestos a sacrificar sus suenos debido a las circunstancias que los rodean. Rodriguez le da una voz elocuente al barrio donde paso muchos anos de su vida como padre, organizador y finalmente escritor: un vecindario que le ofrece al mundo mas de lo que su apariencia sugiere.
Ya sea en la comiquisima y filosofaclora voz de un chofer de limusina cuyo sueno es mejorar su grupo amateur de "rap-metal" en "Mi Carro, Mi Revolucio...
In a stunning literary achievement -- with a power and scope reminiscent of John Steinbeck -- Luis J. Rodriguez captures the soul of a community in this epic novel about love, family, workers' rights, industrial strife, and cultural dislocation
As the World War II cultural and industrial boom birthed a new California, a mighty steel industry rose with the potential to make modest dreams real for the workers willing to risk their lives in the mill's ferocious heat.
For the Salcidos, the Nazareth mill became an engine for survival. Luis J. Rodriguez chronicles the simultaneous...
In a stunning literary achievement -- with a power and scope reminiscent of John Steinbeck -- Luis J. Rodriguez captures the soul of a community in...
Mientras el boom cultural e industrial de la Segunda Guerra Mundial dio a luz una nueva California, surgio a su vez una poderosa industria de acero, y con ella vino el potencial de cumplir los suenos modestos de los trabajadores dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas en el calor feroz de la aceria. Para los Salcidos, la aceria de Nazareth se transformo en una maquina de supervivencia. Luis J. Rodriguez relata la evolucion simultanea de esta familia americana y la empresa enorme que los impulso adelante--desde las unidades optimistas y cohesivas buscando estabilidad y prosperidad a las entidades...
Mientras el boom cultural e industrial de la Segunda Guerra Mundial dio a luz una nueva California, surgio a su vez una poderosa industria de acero, y...
From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. Whether hilariously capturing the voice of a philosophizing limo driver whose dream is to make the most of his rap-metal garage band in "My Ride, My Revolution," or the monologue-styled rant of a tes-ti-fy-ing tent revivalist named Ysela in "Oiga," Rodriguez squeezes humor from the lives of people who are not ready to sacrifice their dreams due to circumstance.
In these stories, Luis J. Rodriguez gives eloquent voice to the neighborhood where he...
From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. Whether hila...
1991 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence The Concrete River is a collection of poems by poet laureate of Los Angeles Luis Rodriguez. They illuminate the gritty idiosyncrasies of immigrant life in urban barrios spanning Los Angeles to Chicago to Harlem. Rodriguez lends powerful voices to those struggling to keep the gas on, to find work, and to keep love. Populated by a vibrant cast of characters, ranging from the drugged, to the eccentric, to the heartbroken, Rodriguez's poems protest capitalism, violence, and exploitation while reveling in the...
1991 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award for Literary Excellence The Concrete River is a collection of poems by poet laureate of Los ...
Set in the Pilsen barrio of Chicago, this children's picture book gives a heartwarming message of hope. The heroine, America, is a primary school student who is unhappy in school until a poet visits the class and inspires the students to express themselves creatively-in Spanish or English. America Is Her Name emphasizes the power of individual creativity in overcoming a difficult environment and establishing self-worth and identity through the young girl America's desire and determination to be a writer. This story deals realistically with the problems in urban neighborhoods and has an upbeat...
Set in the Pilsen barrio of Chicago, this children's picture book gives a heartwarming message of hope. The heroine, America, is a primary school stud...
Una nina de nueve anos, America Soliz, vive con su familia en el Barrio Pilsen de Chicago. Echa de menos su hogar en Mexico y se siente descontenta en la escuela, donde experimenta el prejuicio contra los inmigrantes mexicanos. America se siente en la fila de atras del salon de clase y se la pasa sonando con su aldea en Oaxaca hasta que un dia un poeta, el Sr. Aponte, visita la clase. "Todos llevamos le poesia por dentro," le dice el Sr. Aponte a la clasee inspira a America a escribir. "Escriban en espanol o en ingles," exhortael. America escribe cuentos y poemas, aun cuando su padre dice que...
Una nina de nueve anos, America Soliz, vive con su familia en el Barrio Pilsen de Chicago. Echa de menos su hogar en Mexico y se siente descontenta en...
TROCHEMOCHE means helter-skelter in Spanish, and this book expresses the turmoil of the barrio and the various themes that drive Luis J. Rodriguez's poetry. Drawing on more than ten years of poems, Rodriguez writes powerfully and passionately about urban youth, family, and the plight of neglected communities, while exploring the rich cultural roots of his Chicano ancestry.
TROCHEMOCHE means helter-skelter in Spanish, and this book expresses the turmoil of the barrio and the various themes that drive Luis J. Rodriguez's p...
Every week at the Guild Complex--Chicago's internationally renowned cross-cultural literary center--poets open themselves up to the audience. "Power Lines" celebrates the first decade of the Guild Complex, its poets, and its publishing wing, Tia Chucha Press.
Every week at the Guild Complex--Chicago's internationally renowned cross-cultural literary center--poets open themselves up to the audience. "Power L...
Since 1989, Tia Chucha Press has been a leader in publishing artistically innovative and culturally provocative voices in poetry. The roster of poets the Press has brought to publication reflects a deep commitment to diversity and features established artists, such as Elizabeth Alexander, Virgil Suarez, and Diane Glancy, as well as first books by award-winning poets Terrance Hayes, A. Van Jordan, and Patricia Smith. Tia Chucha Press has had a powerful impact on the literary world as a very important first press for many poets and a respectable, high quality press for all. "Dream of a Word" is...
Since 1989, Tia Chucha Press has been a leader in publishing artistically innovative and culturally provocative voices in poetry. The roster of poets ...
