Carlos Andrés Gómez

Thank you all for what you do.

I am so grateful for you including me and giving my poem a home.

So honored to be included in this incredible new issue with these writers.

An excerpt from “Last Sundays at Bootleggers” by Carlos Andrés Gómez

A headshot image of Carlos Andrés Gómez

“Today’s poem celebrates that brave swagger of youth, that intoxicating revelry of the club, and the confidence of coming into one's own,” shares Ada Limón in today’s encore episode.

Read “Last Sundays at Bootleggers” by @carlosaglive.bsky.social‬: bit.ly/3FBZJkN

@uwiscpress.bsky.social

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24 years ago today, a "renowned hip hop spoken word artist" did his first college show at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

That teenage version of me would never have believed that I'd still be touring colleges today, nearly 1,600 college and university events later.

#CarlosOnTour
#24YearsIn

Thank you for the kind words & shoutout.

Ghazal Circling Fatherhood My mother exalts her long-gone father.

A powerful ghazal on fatherhood by @carlosaglive.bsky.social -- thank you! poets.org/poem/ghazal-...

Today is World Poetry Day! 🎭 “Poetry is for everybody!”

This video shows the wonderful Joelle Taylor, John Hegley, Michael Rosen, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Joanna Hoffman and Kate Wakeling talking about what poetry can be and why we make it! 🗣️

#Poetry #WorldPoetryDay #Poet #BradfordLitFest #Poems

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

Heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has bought or taught “Fractures.”

#5thPrintRunOnDeck

Not surprised that it's community colleges that are fighting back. Community colleges serve the greatest number of people facing systemic barriers. A large percentage of community college students are the first in their family to attend college.

THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

this is exactly it. i wrote something similar not long ago

Honored by the shoutout and the love. And continue to be inspired by your work and example.

YouTube video by Carlos Andrés Gómez "12 Reasons to Abolish C.B.P. & I.C.E." by Carlos Andrés Gómez

Lots of projects in the works this year related to the idea of how writers, artists, and culture-workers can "meet the moment."

A million things to say on that subject, but for now, here's a favorite example (from 5 years ago!): @carlosaglive.bsky.social's "12 Reasons to Abolish CBP & ICE."

I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask:

"Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?"

And see what happens.

& two more poems forthcoming in the new year in Quarter After Eight and Shenandoah

“Aperture”

in wildness

readwildness.com/33/gomez-ape...

#FischerNationalPoetryPrize Finalist

“My Chipped Front Teeth

in Button Poetry

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#2024ButtonPoetryShortFormContestWinner

“Where Language Ends”

in Hole In The Head Review

www.holeintheheadreview.com/post/carlos-...

#CharlesSimicMemorialPrize finalist

Pantoum after Today’s Mass Shooting

“Pantoum after Today’s Mass Shooting”

in @thenation.com

www.thenation.com/article/cult...

“Double Golden Shovel Sonnet Found on the Q Train”

in WB Yeats Society of NY

www.yeatssociety.nyc/_files/ugd/2...

#YeatsPoetryPrize

Looking back on this year, I am grateful for the publications that gave my poems homes:

After January O'Neil, Ocean Vuong, Roger Reeves, Susan Rich, & Frank O'Hara—

“Someday I’ll Love Carlos Andrés Gómez”

in the latest issue of Poetry Northwest

www.poetrynw.org/winter-sprin...

Miss you, Elly!

An antivax secdef is crazy. Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of human civilization than disease.

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling sue Harvard over legacy admissions A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of...

A civil rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging legacy admissions at Harvard, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni

BREAKING: Twitter

Reskeet to save someone’s fucking life