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short bio:

Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, speaker, actor, and equity and inclusion strategist from New York City. He is the author of Fractures, winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, Hijito, winner of the Broken River Prize and a #1 SPD bestseller, and the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood, released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TV One’s Verses and Flow, and Spike Lee’s #1 box office movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington, Carlos’ honors include the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize, Foreword INDIES Gold Medal, and the International Book Award. A genre-transcending multi-hyphenate, he partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students. Carlos is a proud father of two.

extended bio:

Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, speaker, actor, and educator from New York City. He is the author of the full-length poetry collection Fractures, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the 2020 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. Fractures was also named winner of the 2021 Midwest Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry, winner of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal in Poetry, winner of the 2022 Independent Author Network (IAN) Book of the Year Award for Poetry, and winner of the 2023 Rubery International Book Award for Poetry, as well as a finalist for the 2021 Eric Hoffer Book Award, finalist for the 2021 National Indie Excellence Award, finalist for the 2021 Best Book Award, finalist for the 2023 Feathered Quill Book Award, longlist finalist for the 2020 Julie Suk Award for Best Poetry Book, and it was shortlisted for the UK’s 2021 International Poetry Book Award. Carlos is also the author of the chapbook Hijito, selected by Eduardo C. Corral as the winner of the 2018 Broken River Prize, as well as Gold Medal winner in the 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, winner of the 2020 IndieReader Discovery Award for Poetry, winner of the 2020 International Book Award for Poetry, finalist for the 2020 National Indie Excellence Award for Poetry, and a #1 SPD bestseller; and the coming-of-age memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood, a finalist for the UK’s 2022 Page Turner International Book Award that was released by Penguin Random House.

Star and co-writer of the Emmy® Award-winning “Respect Yourself” television spots by At Large Films, Carlos has been featured on a wide range of media outlets and platforms, including the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Life is Beautiful Music & Arts Festival, the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Georgia Poetry in the Parks, Heavy Hitters Festival, Lincoln Center, the Apollo Theater, The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Omega Institute’s Women & Power Conference, Expo 2020 Dubai, on Broadway with Savion Glover, and, during President Obama’s tenure, drew a standing ovation at the White House.

Carlos has shared the stage with a diverse range of celebrated artists and icons, including John Legend, Gloria Steinem, Dr. Cornel West, Eve Ensler, MC Lyte, Amiri Baraka, Carole King, Ishmael Reed, Sheryl Sandberg, John Leguizamo, Wyclef Jean, Hozier, Javier Colón, Rosie Perez, Reggie Watts, and Mos Def. Over the past 22 years, Carlos has headlined shows in 27 countries across six continents, as well as 47 U.S. states, and counting…he continues to tour the globe.

AV Requirements

WHAT carlos NEEDS for in person events:

• microphone (over-ear wireless or lavaleir mic preferred) and sound system

• visual monitor (for PowerPoint slides) and clicker

• two bottles of water

what carlos needs for virtual events:

• We ask that you create the virtual and supply the event link at least one week in advance

• Producer name and contact information

• Please make the presenter a “co-host,” if possible

• Carlos may use PowerPoint slides for his keynote and, if he does, will use screen share.

• If questions will be submitted in advance, please do so one week in advance. If questions will be submitted through the Q&A or chat functions, please provide who will be moderating.

• The Day of the Event - AV Check – 15 minutes before the presentation