Luis
Rodriguez's home page: Has a commercial
feel to it, but also has lots of great information
about Rodriguez and his work.
Luis
Rodriguez Blog: Fortunately, Luis keeps a blog, so
you can check in on his most recent thoughts, ideas,
and writings.
Luis
Rodriguez: A site designed and hosted
by the Steven Barclay agency (Rodriguez's management
company?). Has great links to interviews, recorded
poetry, and other goodies.
American Academy of Poets Luis
Rodriguez page: Not a particularly great
page--basic bio and some good links--but in general
this site is a great place to begin exploring American
poets and poetry.
e-poets.network's Luis
Rodriguez Page: Has some interesting audio
recordings of Rodriguez poetry.
Metroactive (a
bay area arts web-site sponsored by Metro newspapers) features
an article based on an interview with Rodriguez about the
appropriateness of Always Running for schools
and libraries. Rodriguez defends his book and places efforts
to ban it in a larger context: "In Rockford, Illinois,
when they banned my book, which was the first time [book
banning] was ever done in the Rockford school district,
they went ahead and banned 16 other books," he says. "So
there seems to be more than just my book at stake. There's
an agenda of keeping other voices, certain experiences,
certain kinds of literature out of the hands of our kids.
It's bigger than just Always Running ."
Streetgangs.com:
A chilling reminder of the literal and symbolic importance
of gang life and culture in America. The site features
lots of newspaper stories, articles, statistics, and links
to other resources.
The
Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles has
a useful "fact"sheet about gangs in L. A. County.
It cites various "myths" about gang life and
offers factual counterpoints. The site sometimes echoes
Rodriguez's perspective but sometimes also challenges
it. Worth a visit. |