Dare to Speak
Poetry That Builds Bridges, Breaks Barriers, and Heals.
Dare to Speak is a captivating duo of two dear friends and award-winning spoken word poets, Carlos Andrés Gómez and Katie Kramer, who have dedicated their lives and careers to creating community and promoting equity through poetry. Collaborators for over a decade, Carlos and Katie are invested in transforming your school into an equitable and inclusive ecosystem. No matter the environment, identities matter.
Katie has toured LGBTQIA2S+ festivals and conferences across the country, as well as being a member of a National Poetry Slam Championship team, a finalist at the Women of the World Poetry Slam, short listed for the World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship Competition and she took second place at The Moth Grandslam storytelling contest. Katie is a loud advocate for trans rights, feminism, mental health awareness and doing your darndest to find love through it all. Never afraid of the difficult truths, her show is one part pride parade, one part therapy session, one part rally cry and a million parts healing.
Carlos is a Colombian American poet and educator who was a former social worker and public school teacher. Named 2016 Best Diversity Artist by Campus Activities Magazine and a star of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam,” Carlos’ work advocates for healthier and more inclusive models of masculinities and gender, as well as a more just and humane world for all. Combined, Katie and Carlos have performed and keynoted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities across 49 U.S. States and toured 26 countries across the globe.
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Dare to Speak is a dynamic spoken word duo—Carlos Andrés Gómez and Katie Kramer—who use poetry to build community, champion equity, and spark transformative conversations on identity and inclusion. With over a decade of collaboration and performances spanning thousands of campuses and dozens of countries, their powerful shows blend artistry with advocacy, offering a space for healing, pride, and bold truth-telling.
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Writing Through: Storytelling through Social Justice (45-60 minutes)
Reimagining Gender: Beyond Socialized Roles, Beyond the Binary (45-60 minutes)
Our Intersecting Selves: Diversity, Identity, Equity, & Inclusion(45-60 minutes)
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Poetry That Builds Bridges, Breaks Barriers, and Heals.
Dare to Speak is a captivating duo of two dear friends and award-winning spoken word poets, Carlos Andrés Gómez and Katie Kramer, who have dedicated their lives and careers to creating community and promoting equity through poetry. Collaborators for over a decade, Carlos and Katie are invested in transforming your school into an equitable and inclusive ecosystem. No matter the environment, identities matter.
Katie has toured LGBTQIA2S+ festivals and conferences across the country, as well as being a member of a National Poetry Slam Championship team, a finalist at the Women of the World Poetry Slam, short listed for the World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship Competition and she took second place at The Moth Grandslam storytelling contest. Katie is a loud advocate for trans rights, feminism, mental health awareness and doing your darndest to find love through it all. Never afraid of the difficult truths, her show is one part pride parade, one part therapy session, one part rally cry and a million parts healing.
Carlos is a Colombian American poet and educator who was a former social worker and public school teacher. Named 2016 Best Diversity Artist by Campus Activities Magazine and a star of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam,” Carlos’ work advocates for healthier and more inclusive models of masculinities and gender, as well as a more just and humane world for all. Combined, Katie and Carlos have performed and keynoted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities across 49 U.S. States and toured 26 countries across the globe.
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Poetry That Builds Bridges, Breaks Barriers, and Heals.
Dare to Speak is a captivating duo of two dear friends and award-winning spoken word poets, Carlos Andrés Gómez and Katie Kramer, who have dedicated their lives and careers to creating community and promoting equity through poetry. Collaborators for over a decade, Carlos and Katie are invested in transforming your school into an equitable and inclusive ecosystem. No matter the environment, identities matter.
Katie has toured LGBTQIA2S+ festivals and conferences across the country, as well as being a member of a National Poetry Slam Championship team, a finalist at the Women of the World Poetry Slam, short listed for the World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship Competition and she took second place at The Moth Grandslam storytelling contest. Katie is a loud advocate for trans rights, feminism, mental health awareness and doing your darndest to find love through it all. Never afraid of the difficult truths, her show is one part pride parade, one part therapy session, one part rally cry and a million parts healing.
Carlos is a Colombian American poet and educator who was a former social worker and public school teacher. Named 2016 Best Diversity Artist by Campus Activities Magazine and a star of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam,” Carlos’ work advocates for healthier and more inclusive models of masculinities and gender, as well as a more just and humane world for all. Combined, Katie and Carlos have performed and keynoted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities across 49 U.S. States and toured 26 countries across the globe.
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