Luis J. Rodriguez - February 15, 1995

Date
Sponsors

UA Poetry Center

Reading Series
Location
Modern Languages Auditorium
Luis J. Rodriguez

Luis J. Rodriguez reads from The Concrete River (1991) and Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. (1993), along with poems that would later be collected in Trochemoche (1998). He also discusses his experiences with Los Angeles gang violence and the Chicano movement as well as his work with at-risk youth.

Tracks
Track Title
Opening Remarks and "The Boy of All Boys"
Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. Trochemoche. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1998.

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"Cinco de Mayo"
Description

Differs from published version.

Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. Trochemoche. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1998.

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"¡Seguro Que Hell Yes!"
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. Trochemoche. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1998.

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Track Title
"Tía Chucha"
Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. The Concrete River. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1991.

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"The Rooster Who Thought It Was a Dog"
Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. The Concrete River. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1991.

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"The Concrete River"
Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. The Concrete River. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1991.

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Excerpt from Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.
Description

Differs slightly from published version.

Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, 1993.

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Track Title
Question and Answer Session
Description

Audience questions are inaudible.

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Track Title
Question and Answer Session (Continued)
Description

Audience questions are inaudible. Recording cuts out from 06:01 to 06:09.

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Track Title
Question and Answer Session (Continued)
Description

Audience questions are inaudible.

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Track Title
Question and Answer Session (Continued) and "The Facts of Life"
Description

Audience questions are inaudible.

Citation

Rodriguez, Luis J. Trochemoche. Willimantic: Curbstone Press, 1998.

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Luis J. Rodriguez
Photographer
LaVerne Harrell Clark
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