Slam Poet Carlos Andres Gomez
Venue: Bonnie Auditorium, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Monday, February 20, 2012
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
R-Space presents slam poet Carlos Andres Gomez for in the Bonnie Auditorium.

Carlos Andres Gomez is an award-winning poet, actor, and playwright from New York City who has been described as "raw and intense... a rebel Don Juan with a sensitive edge" by Underrated Magazine.

A former social worker in Harlem and the south Bronx and public school teacher in Philadelphia and Manhattan, Gomez has performed at over 200 college and universities and toured across North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa.

Nominated for the Pushcart Prize and named Artist of the Year at the 2009 Promoting Outstanding Writers Awards, he is a two-time International Poetry Slam champion, most recently winning the Buffalo/Niagara International Poetry Slam in June 2010 against top slammers from across North America.

Over the past decade, Gomez has shared the stage with a diverse range of celebrated artists and icons, including Wyclef Jean, MC Lyte, Yosef Komunyakaa, Rosie Perez, Pete Rock, Reel Big Fish, Sual Williams and Mos Def. Carlos also starred in Spike Lee's movie "Inside Man" with Denel Washington, Jodie Foster and Clive Owen.

For more information, visit: http://www.carloslive.com/

For more information, visit: https://php.radford.edu/~rspace/ or 540-831-5463.

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