August 13, 2021
Columbian American poet Carlos Andre虂s Go虂mez, star of HBO鈥檚 Def Poetry Jam and Spike Lee鈥檚 #1 box office movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington, will perform his original work on Monday, Aug. 23 at 7:15 p.m. in Mayville State鈥檚 Old Main Theatre, 330 Third Street NE, Mayville, N.D. 58257. The event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception and book signing with G贸mez.
Carlos Andr茅s G贸mez is the author of聽Hijito, for which he was awarded the Foreword INDIES Gold Medal and the International Book Award for Poetry in 2020, and聽the coming-of-age memoir聽Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood,聽released by Penguin Random House in 2012.
His most recent book, Fractures, was selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry.
Hailing from New York City, Go虂mez has performed at more than 700 colleges and universities in 46 U.S. states and headlined shows in 26 countries across five continents. He has been featured on NPR, TEDx, Upworthy, Central Park SummerStage, and partnered with John Legend聽for聽Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students.
A former social worker and public school teacher, Carlos first made a name for himself by winning at the Apollo Theater鈥檚 celebrated Amateur Night and later as a member of the renowned Nuyorican Poets Cafe虂鈥檚 slam team. In 2008, he collaborated with Tony Award-winning tap dance legend Savion Glover on Broadway. G贸mez is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.