Carlos Andrés Gómez

Carlos Andrés Gómez is an awardwinning poet actor speaker and writer from New York City He is the author of the comingofage memoir Man Up Reimagining Modern Manhood released by Gotham Books an imprint of Penguin  Nominated for the Pushcart Prize and named Artist of the Year at the 2009 Promoting Outstanding Writers Awards he costarred in Spike Lees 1 movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington Jodie Foster and Clive Owen  He appeared in the sixth season of HBOs Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry and most recently in the third season of TV Ones Verses and Flow  He has headlined festivals all over the world including Indonesia South Africa Australia Ireland Spain Canada the UK and as Guest of Honor at the Berlin International Literature Festival in Germany Carlos has been featured on NPR TEDx Upworthy MSNBCs Melissa HarrisPerry the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Central Park SummerStage Macys Passport Show the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting the Omega Institutes Women Power Conference and on Broadway with Savion Glover A former social worker and innercity public school teacher he grew up the child of a United Nations diplomat and indigenous rights activist moving twelve times before graduating high school while living in four countries He has lectured and performed at more than 300 colleges and universities facilitated countless workshops and delivered numerous keynotes and commencement addresses He continues to tour the globe