Carlos Andrés Gómez
International Book Award-winning author, two-time International Poetry Slam Champion, trained facilitator, and keynote speaker.
Carlos has performed and delivered keynotes at more than 1,500 colleges, universities, independent schools, conferences, and companies in all 50 U.S. states and 30 countries across six continents, collaborated with John Legend on a project to counteract bullying, co-starred in the Spike Lee movie “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington, and drew a standing ovation at the Obama White House.
A former social worker and public school teacher, Carlos is the International Book Award-winning author of the poetry collection “Fractures” (selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the Felix Pollak Prize) and the memoir “Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood,” released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam,” you may recognize Carlos from his viral poems, “What Latino Looks Like,” “Where are you really from?” and others, which have garnered more than 12 million views online.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, Carlos was named 2021 Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writers Association, Artist of the Year at the 2009 Promoting Outstanding Writers Awards, and a 2025 and 2024 NACE Speaker of the Year nominee. He is a proud Colombian American and father of two.
March 2026 Cover Story for The Pith Journal
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Carlos Andrés Gómez
Carlos is a dynamic performer and speaker who has delivered keynotes at over 1,000 colleges, universities, independent schools, and companies across 47 U.S. states and 27 countries.
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Tools for Self Care: Mental Wellness & Emotional Resilience
Care & Community: At the Intersection of Wellness & Belonging
Reimagining Gender: Beyond Socialized Roles, Beyond the Binary
Reimagining Modern Manhood
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International Book Award-winning author, two-time International Poetry Slam Champion, trained facilitator, and keynote speaker.
Carlos has performed and delivered keynotes at more than 1,500 colleges, universities, independent schools, conferences, and companies in all 50 U.S. states and 30 countries across six continents, collaborated with John Legend on a project to counteract bullying, co-starred in the Spike Lee movie “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington, and drew a standing ovation at the Obama White House.
A former social worker and public school teacher, Carlos is the International Book Award-winning author of the poetry collection “Fractures” (selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the Felix Pollak Prize) and the memoir “Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood,” released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam,” you may recognize Carlos from his viral poems, “What Latino Looks Like,” “Where are you really from?” and others, which have garnered more than 12 million views online.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, Carlos was named 2021 Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writers Association, Artist of the Year at the 2009 Promoting Outstanding Writers Awards, and a 2025 and 2024 NACE Speaker of the Year nominee. He is a proud Colombian American and father of two.
March 2026 Cover Story for The Pith Journal
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