CARLOS releases his award-winning short film, Abuelita!
CARLOS has been nominated for NACE Speaker of the Year!!
CARLOS travels to the UK as a featured author of the Bradford Literature Festival!
CARLOS’ live performance of his iconic poem, “Where are you really from?,” wins Best Live Performance at the 2024 Artists Forum Spoken Word Competition!!
CARLOS’ poem, “Pantoum after Today’s Mass Shooting,” has been published in The Nation!
CARLOS’ poem, “Double Golden Shovel Sonnet Found on the Q Train,” has been selected by January Gill O’Neil as the winner of the 2024 Yeats International Poetry Prize!!
CARLOS is one of the artists profiled in The NEXT Movement on PBS!!
CARLOS’ poetry collection, Fractures, has been named the winner of the 2023 Rubery International Book Award!!
CARLOS keynotes at the 2023 Men of Color National Summit at the Greenville Convention Center!
CARLOS’ poetry collection, Fractures, has been named the winner of the 2022 IAN Book of the Year Award for Poetry!!
CARLOS has released his second studio album, Volta, an encore collaboration with musician/producer, Brent Shuttleworth, and GRAMMY® Award–winning record producer, Joe West!!
CARLOS’ poem, “Sunshowers,” is featured by Georgia Poetry in the Parks!
CARLOS’ poem, “Last Sundays at Bootleggers,” is featured by the new U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, on The Slowdown!
CARLOS, Brent Shuttleworth, and Dr. Afra Atiq perform a jaw-dropping headline show at Expo 2020 Dubai!!
CARLOS appears in the HBO Max short documentary focused on mental health, Are you listening?
CARLOS’ video for “Beating Traffic” (from his album Opus) has been released by Button Poetry!!
CARLOS releases his debut studio album, Opus, a groundbreaking spoken word album in collaboration with his best friend/musician/producer, Brent Shuttleworth, and GRAMMY® Award–winning record producer, Joe West!!
CARLOS is the winner of the 2021 Midwest Book Award for Poetry!!
CARLOS is named 2021 Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writers Association!!
CARLOS wins the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal in Poetry!!
CARLOS co-writes an original song called “5 Things” (with Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer, Kristian Bush (from Sugarland), and musician and producer, Brandon Bush) for the Alliance Theatre’s production of the Broadway hit WORKING: A MUSICAL!
CARLOS delivers a TEDx talk titled “8 Lessons from Fatherhood“!
CARLOS’ poem, “Father,” is featured on an episode of The On Being Project’s Poetry Unbound!
CARLOS’ poem, “Elegy for the Longest Year,” is nominated for the Pushcart Prize & his flash nonfiction piece, “Intersection,” was just named a finalist for Best of the Net!
CARLOS just got word from his publisher that the first print run of Fractures is sold out!! (While the second printing is underway, there are a few copies left on Bookshop, IndieBound, Amazon, & Barnes & Noble.)
CARLOS writes and stars in the short film, Mi Gente, directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa (whose work you may recognize from his collaborations with Billie Eilish, Awkwafina, & Bad Bunny)!!
CARLOS’ manuscript has been selected by Natasha Trethewey—Pulitzer Prize winner and two-term United States Poet Laureate—from nearly 900 submissions as the winner of the 2020 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. His debut full-length poetry collection Fractures will be published this fall by the University of Wisconsin Press!!!
CARLOS’ book Hijito is named the winner of the 2020 International Book Award for Poetry!!!
CARLOS’ book Hijito is named the winner of the 2020 IndieReader Discovery Award for Poetry!!
CARLOS’ book Hijito is named the winner of the 2019 Foreword INDIES Gold Medal in Poetry!!!
CARLOS is featured in the I Learn America exhibit curated by the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA).
CARLOS travels to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, for the Emirates Festival of Literature!!
CARLOS collaborates on the creation of Generation Unlabeled (a no-cost downloadable curriculum that gives students tangible tools to navigate harmful gender stereotypes).
CARLOS’ poem, “What Happened,” is nominated for the Pushcart Prize!
CARLOS performs for 16,000 at the Barclays Center as part of WE Day UN 2019!!!
CARLOS’ poetry book, Hijito, is the #1 SPD bestseller!!!
CARLOS’ poem is selected by Rafael Jesús González, Poet Laureate of Berkeley, as the winner of the 2019 Fischer National Poetry Prize!!!
CARLOS is featured on Button Poetry!
CARLOS’ poetry book, Hijito, goes on sale for Pre-Order!!!
CARLOS’ poem, “12 Reasons to Abolish C.B.P. & I.C.E.,” is featured on Button Poetry!
CARLOS heads to Providence, Rhode Island to receive the 2018 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the Moses Brown School Alumni Association!
CARLOS’ poem “Elegy for Breath” is selected by M. Nzadi Keita as the winner of the 2019 Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry!!!
CARLOS’ chapbook, “Hijito,” has been selected by Eduardo C. Corral as the winner of the 2018 Broken River Prize, forthcoming from Platypus Press!!!
CARLOS co-headlines shows with KYLE at Ventura High School in California and Roosevelt High School in Chicago!!
CARLOS’ poem “Underground” is selected by Julie Kane as the winner of the 2018 Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize (out of nearly 2,000 submissions from around the world!)!!!
CARLOS has been named a winner, runner-up, or finalist for eighteen different literary prizes in 2018! In addition to winning the 2018 Broken River Prize and the 2018 Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize, he has been named a finalist for three other prestigious international poetry awards: the 2018 Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Prize, 2018 Anthony Cronin International Poetry Award, and the 2018 Oxford Brookes International Poetry Prize. This trio of accolades comes on the heels of him being named a finalist for the 2018 Lascaux Prize in Poetry, 2018 Erskine J. Poetry Prize, 2018 Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize, 2018 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize, 2018 Mikrokosmos Poetry Prize, 2018 New Millennium Flash Fiction Prize, 2018 Frontier Poetry Industry Prize, 2018 Diode Editions Chapbook Prize, 2018 Comstock Review Chapbook Prize, and 2018 Autumn House Press Chapbook Prize, runner-up for the 2018 Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, and winning both the 2018 Lazuli Literary Award and the 2018 Sequestrum Editor’s Award in Poetry!!!
CARLOS’ poem, “Pronounced,” is nominated for the Pushcart Prize!!
CARLOS co-headlines a show with John Legend at Centennial High School in Columbus, Ohio!!
CARLOS collaborates with John Legend and AXE to launch #SeniorOrientation, which champions inclusive masculinity and self-expression among high school students!!
CARLOS’ poem, “Before the Last Shot,” is selected by Afaa Michael Weaver as the Runner-up for the 2017 Stephen Dunn Prize in Poetry!!
CARLOS receives a special citation from the City of Milwaukee for “outstanding dedication to the Latino community”!
CARLOS is the subject of Color Magazine’s article “A Poet’s Manifesto“!
CARLOS’ poem, “Where are you really from?,” goes viral online: topping 1,000,000 views just a few weeks after being posted!!! (A big thank you to NBC News, NPR, The Huffington Post, VIBE magazine, Voto Latino, Latino Rebels, Hozier, Gina Rodriguez, Kevin Powell, and everyone else who has championed the poem!)
CARLOS is profiled on NBC News!
CARLOS’ poem, “Murambi (Rwanda, 2008),” is selected by Lamont B. Steptoe as the winner of the Editor’s Choice Award in the 2017 Sandy Crimmins National Poetry Contest!
CARLOS’ poem, “There were Two Unanswered Voice Mails from You,” is selected by Major Jackson as a Finalist for the 2017 James Hearst Poetry Prize and will be published in the North American Review!
CARLOS draws a standing ovation closing out the Fulfilling America’s Future: Latinas in the U.S. Summit at the White House!!
CARLOS’ poem, “What Latino Looks Like,” goes viral online: reaching 1,000,000 views in less than a month!!! (Thanks to Rosario Dawson, The Huffington Post, Vibe Magazine, Latino Rebels, Gina Rodriguez, and everyone who championed the poem! The Huffington Post includes the piece in its list of “17 Of The Most Spectacular Latino Clapbacks In 2016.″)
CARLOS is voted Best Diversity Artist in Campus Activities Magazine’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards!!
CARLOS travels to Kampot, Cambodia for the 2016 Kampot Writers & Readers Festival!
CARLOS collaborates with HuffPost Latino Voices for a performance and in-depth interview!
CARLOS is featured in The New York Times documentary short film A Conversation with Latinos on Race!
CARLOS’ poem, “Hijito,” is selected by Sharan Strange as the winner of the 2015 Lucille Clifton Poetry Prize!!
CARLOS and Jeanann Verlee’s poem, “Wait,” is declared the #2 most viewed poem in the history of Muzzle Magazine!!
CARLOS’ poem “Afro-Latino” is published in the October, 2015 issue of decomP!!
CARLOS is the highest booked act at the 2015 NACA National Convention in Minneapolis, MN!!
CARLOS wins two Akademia Music Awards for Best Spoken Word Single (for “Everything”) and Best Spoken Word Album (for “Vitruvius“)!!
CARLOS releases his new live album, “Vitruvius,” to rave reviews and it quickly becomes the #1 top-selling spoken word/poetry album on CDBaby.com!
CARLOS launches his Distinctly Beautiful Bracelet Line (inspired by his poem “Distinctly Beautiful”) in partnership with NationWares. The gorgeous accessories are fair trade, handmade pieces that promote economic sustainability for physically challenged artisans in Guatemala. Check it out: http://www.nationwares.com/category/distinctly-beautiful-line
CARLOS travels to Byron Bay, Australia for the 2014 Uplift Festival!
CARLOS travels to Bali, Indonesia for the 2014 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival!
CARLOS travels to Ramallah, Palestine for the 2013 Mamilla International Poetry Festival!
CARLOS is the writer and star of a non-partisan short film to fight voter apathy called “Vote for Them.” (Which just got picked up by Upworthy!!)
CARLOS performs two sold out shows with Saul Williams at Joe’s Pub for the release of “CHORUS: A Literary Mixtape” (MTV Books/Simon & Schuster), Saul’s latest book which features Carlos’ poem “Handstitch.”
CARLOS delivers a TEDx talk entitled “Man Up: The Gift of Fear”
CARLOS is a featured reader at the 2012 Split This Rock Festival with likes of Sonia Sanchez and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker!
CARLOS performs in MTV’s first ever poetry slam alongside hip hop legend Talib Kweli!
CARLOS hosts MuslimFest 2011 in Mississauga Celebration Square and performs for a crowd of 25,000!
CARLOS is nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize for his poem “Wait” with Jeanann Verlee!
CARLOS stars in “Hip Hop Hibbit” at the Cherry Pit Theater with Yaya DaCosta and Dennis White!
CARLOS is the Guest of Honor at the 2010 Berlin International Literature Festival in Germany!
CARLOS opens Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, DC.
CARLOS headlines at Central Park SummerStage.
CARLOS’ live recording of “Words Worth” (from his double album “Fate by the Throat“) wins Spoken Word Poem of the Year at the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards!!
CARLOS performs for a sold out Town Hall Theater with Tony Award-winning tap dance legend Savion Glover on Broadway! CLICK HERE to watch their performance.
CARLOS is selected to showcase on the main stage at 4 NACA regional conferences and at the 2009 NACA National Convention.
CARLOS named Creative Producer of Lisa Russell’s groundbreaking documentary film, “Myth of the Motherland,” as well as Adult Mentor/Poet to be profiled for 3 month shoot throughout Africa. The goal of the project is to address myths and biases about the Mother Continent.
CARLOS appears on the sixth season of HBO’s “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry” and is voted “Favorite Poet” of his episode by viewers! Watch his riveting performance HERE
CARLOS showcases at the 2007 NACA National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee as a Mainstage Spotlight.
CARLOS graces the cover of the February 2007 issue of Brass Magazine. Check out the article, “A Poet’s Voice,” online: http://www.brassmagazine.com/articles/stry_temp.asp?aid=189
CARLOS celebrates the 20th anniversary of 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks with Spike Lee and other celebrity guests, after “Inside Man” banks $184 million at the box office and opens #1 worldwide (Spike’s most successful release to date). Buy the #1 DVD online: www.theinsideman.net
CARLOS is unanimously chosen as the winner of the 2006 L.A. Music Award for Spoken Word Album of the Year for his CD, “Carlos Andrés Gómez: Live from New York.”
CARLOS appears as a special guest on Buddy Wakefield’s new album, “Run On Anything,” released by Sage Francis’ Strange Famous Records.
CARLOS performs on the National Poetry Slam Finals Stage with the 2006 louderARTS National Slam Team in Austin, Texas in front of a sold-out Palmer Auditorium crowd of 3,500.
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