In conjunction with Hispanic LatinX Heritage Month, join award winning author and equity strategist Carlos Andrés Gómez for an engaging and interactive workshop that explores the complexity of Latinidad and identity. Through powerful storytelling, poetry, and guided reflection, Carlos will invite participants to explore how culture, race, gender, and other intersecting identities shape our understanding of self and community. This event will explore how embracing nuance and complexity can disrupt outdated binaries and inspire more inclusive approaches to authenticity, belonging, and equity. Whether you identify as Hispanic / LatinX or are seeking to deepen your understanding of intersectionality, this event offers a meaningful opportunity to engage in transformative dialogue and celebrate the vibrancy and depth of the Hispanic / LatinX experience. 

Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, speaker, actor, and educator from New York City. He is the author of Fractures (Felix Pollak Prize), Hijito (Broken River Prize, #1 SPD bestseller), Circling Fatherhood (Poetry International Prize), and the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood(Penguin Random House). Carlos has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TV One’s Verses and Flow, and in Spike Lee’s Inside Man with Denzel Washington. He is one of the most booked college performers and a globally sought-after keynote speaker.  His honors include the Sandy Crimmins National Prize, Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year, North American Book Award Gold Medal, and the International Book Award for Poetry.  Carlos also partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program promoting inclusive masculinity in high schools. He is a proud father of two.