Luis Rodriguez reading

Founder of Tia Chucha Press and L.A. Poet Laureate Luis Rodriguez returns to Chicago for a special reading event sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc.

This program takes place at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center located at 4048 W. Armitage.

There will be an open mic! Arrive early to sign up.

Admission is a suggested $5 donation, or pay-what-you-can.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Luis J. Rodriguez is co-founder in 1989 of the Guild Complex and was active in Chicago with poetry, gangs, prisons, the homeless, and migrant communities for fifteen years. He now lives in Los Angeles where in 2014 Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed him the official Poet Laureate  of the city. Luis has 15 books in poetry, children’s literature, fiction, and nonfiction, including “Always Running, La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.” He is founding editor of Tia Chucha Press  and co-founder of Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley.  His last book, “It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing” was a finalist for the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award. (Photo credit: Arlene Mejorado)

ABOUT THE SEGUNDO RUIZ BELVIS CULTURAL CENTER (SRBCC)

SRBCC realizes its mission to preserve and promote appreciation of the culture and arts of Puerto Rico and its African heritage, through innovative programing and cultural events for the community. Formerly the Karlov Theater, their current space was built in 1925 and includes five retail spaces, two apartments, and a theatre area. SRBCC currently completed the conversion of the former theater into a multipurpose space. www.srbcc.org