penguinoncampus:

My book is a raw and revealing look at the ways
in which society pressures young males to grow
up to become men.

I remember being an eighteen year-old freshman, anxious and excited to step out on my own, struggling to carve out my place in the world. I had finally…

“Vote for Them” by Carlos Andrés Gómez

On Saturday, a man shot 8 people at the Eaton Centre in downtownToronto.  At a mall I’ve visited many times in a city I love dearly.

This past February, a man shot 3 people half a block from my apartment inBrooklyn.

I wish these were two isolated examples. 

I wish I didn’t have too many to list.

It is time to break the cycle of violence amongst men.  Today.  Here.  Right now.

I am incredibly proud to share this collaboration with Jeff Perera and Dennis Lieu based on a poem I wrote…

Watch it.  Share it. 

Let’s start something.

“How to Fight” by Carlos Andrés Gómez

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMhp7hpYIs

“Words Worth” by Carlos Andrés Gómez

Carlos Andrés Gómez performs “Gifted” (poem for his little sister)

Carlos Andrés Gómez & Savion Glover on Broadway

“Never Again” (Rwanda poem) by Carlos Andrés Gómez

“Juan Valdez” by Carlos Andrés Gómez (Live at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe)

THIS TUMBLR PAGE IS AN ARCHIVE OF CARLOS’ POEMS & VIDEOS.  

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Carlos’ personal blog can be found here: 

http://CarlosLive.com

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Carlos Andrés Gómez - “What’s Genocide?” (HBO’s “Def Poetry,” Season 6)

CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ (HBO Def Poet) performs his love poem “EVERYTHING”

“distinctly beautiful” by carlos andrés gómez