"Luis Rodriguez credits reading and writing for keeping him resilient his whole life. He's best known for his 1993 memoir Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. , which chronicles how he joined a gang at age 11, found himself homeless and using heroin, and wound up in the juvenile justice system. He went on to write 17 books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, and he served as poet laureate of Los Angeles from 2014 to 2017."
"which chronicles how he joined a gang at age 11, found himself homeless and using heroin, and wound up in the juvenile justice system. He went on to write 17 books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, and he served as poet laureate of Los Angeles from 2014 to 2017. In July, as part of our series on resilience, host Sasha Khokha sat down with Luis Rodriguez to talk about his life and work, and what advice he has for getting through tumultuous times."
Luis Rodriguez credits reading and writing with sustaining his resilience throughout his life. He joined a gang at age 11, became homeless, used heroin, and entered the juvenile justice system. He documented those experiences in the 1993 memoir Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. He authored 17 books spanning poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. He served as poet laureate of Los Angeles from 2014 to 2017. He emphasizes creative practice as a survival strategy and offers practical guidance for navigating tumultuous periods through literary engagement, self-understanding, recovery, and community connection.
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