Biography

Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, recording artist, and performer from New York City. In August of 2021, he released 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. The trio released an encore collaboration, their sophomore album "Volta," in September of 2022. Carlos is the author of "Fractures," selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, "Hijito," winner of the Broken River Prize and a #1 SPD bestseller, and the memoir "Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood," released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s "Def Poetry Jam," TV One’s "Verses and Flow," and Spike Lee’s #1 box office movie "Inside Man" with Denzel Washington, Carlos’ honors include the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize, Foreword INDIES Gold Medal, and the International Book Award. A genre-transcending multi-hyphenate, he partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students. Carlos is a proud father of two.