CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ

CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ, a former social worker and teacher, has performed at over 40 colleges and universities and toured across North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa. He was a member of the world-renowned Nuyorican Poets’ Café's Slam Team that placed 2nd in the nation and has a lead role in the Spike Lee film Inside Man alongside Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, and Clive Owen.

For more information: www.CarlosLive.com

 

What people are saying about CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ:

“Carlos’s words flip like a bull-whipped Matador! He can pull six octaves out of a monk.”

– Bruce George, Co-Founder of Def Poetry Jam

“I think [his poetry] is wonderful.”

-- Nikki Giovanni, Award-Winning Poet / Writer / Activist (from postcard sent after hearing a performance)

“Carlos Andrés Gómez wields words with passion and precision. His verse is well-crafted and relevant. His stage presence, magnetic. His performance, pure fire.”

-- Felice Belle, Nuyorican Slam Mistress Emeritus

“[One] of the most talented and socially aware poets of the so-called Generation X.”

-- EURWEB

“[His is] poetry to educate, elevate and empower the masses.”

-- Kahlil Almustafa, 2002 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion / Reparations Activist

“Gómez’s performance is part classic artiste and part lyrical prophet. Think Keats, meets Bob Marley meets Tupac Shakur.”

-- Searlina Bodden, Caymanian Compass

“One of the best spoken word artists on the planet.”

-- Ainsley Burrows, Internationally-Acclaimed Spoken Word Artist

Selected Press:

“U. Penn Student Stirs Up Controversy…,” The NY Times 01-23-03

“The Poet Behind the Controversy,” Daily Pennsylvanian 01-24-03

“Culture Briefs: Speaking Out Against HIV/AIDS,” McGill Daily 09-18-03

“Battling a Killer: One Poem at a Time,” Washington Square News 09-18-03