In the event, the memoir was not enough of a palliative to keep Ramiro out of trouble: Rodriguez's son was sent to prison in 1998 for attempted murder. However, despite school bans on the book and a mini-controversy over its content, Rodriguez still believes his book is essential reading for many. "I actually hope my book will lose its validity some day," he told Patrick Sullivan in an interview for the
Sonoma County Independent, "that there isn't a need for a book like
Always Running. . . . . But right now that's not the case. The book is very relevant, and as long as that's the case, then we should make sure that people can get access to it."
Rodriguez has written three books of poetry and two children's books in addition to this partly fictionalized memoir, and has also contributed journalistic articles to national publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Nation, and U.S. News and World Reports, chronicling the Mexican-American experience and speaking out articulately for social justice and equity in the country. But he continues to view himself primarily as a poet.
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