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Carlos Andrés Gómez @carlosaglive.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My bilingual chapbook—PATRILINEATION—is finally out in the world! So much gratitude to everyone who’s already ordered it, added it to their syllabus, and plan to assign it this fall. Here are 5 ways to support:

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Poetry Foundation @poetry.foundation · 24/06/2026

Above us, night opened like a well hungry for any tossed coin not made to touch water: at fifteen we were in free fall, infinite. —Carlos Andrés Gómez with the #PoemOfTheDay from the June issue of POETRY. bit.ly/4o5YZpO

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a little tenderness

Before Slim sing- songed the letters to his moniker, the bass of “Peaches & Cream” pulsed my ribcage like a second heart as we rolled up four deep,...

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THE ARTISTS FORUM @theartistsforum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#AOTM: For our final September post featuring Carlos Andrés Gómez, the artist shares his words of wisdom for emerging artists: “Your most important learning is by doing. So do the damn thing.” theartistsforum.org/september-2026-carlos-andres-gomez/ @carlosaglive.bsky.social

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THE ARTISTS FORUM @theartistsforum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#AOTM: In his THE ARTISTS FORUM Artist of the Month interview, @carlosaglive.bsky.social talks about his artistic goals and the life-changing power of art: “My biggest artistic goal is to do for anyone who engages with my work what Martín Espada did for me.” theartistsforum.org/september-20...

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University of Wisconsin Press @uwiscpress.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

From The Massachusetts Review: an interview with @carlosaglive.bsky.social, author of Fractures: massreview.org/2026/04/29/i... (Reminder: today's the last day for the 30% discount using code NPM26UWISC on our website! It works for FRACTURES and all other in-stock Wisconsin Poetry Series books!)

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Interview with Carlos Andrés Gómez (Audio + Text) - The Massachusetts Review

Photo credit: Eloi Scarva Note: This is an edited transcription of an interview conducted over Zoom. The full interview, featuring more in-depth answers and back-and-forths, is available below. Gómez ...

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."

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Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Cover reveal: Shō No. 8 | Winter 2025/2026 Cover art: “Hopi Leia” by Sikuyva Dawavendewa. Our winter issue features 72 poems by 48 poets (names threaded below). Pre-order link: tinyurl.com/shono8 The winners and runners-up of the editors’ prizes will be announced this week!

Hopi Leia, black and white relief print by Hopi artist Sikuyva Dawavendewa. Behind her is a village but in the style of Tatooine's Mos Eisley town, with the two suns as well. The border is also symbolism to rain clouds with rain falling on the side. The graphic is laid over a pale lavender background.

Back cover of issue listing 48 contributor names. The graphic is laid over a pale lavender background.

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Carlos Andrés Gómez @carlosaglive.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

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

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 11/06/2025

“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

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

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Carlos Andrés Gómez @carlosaglive.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

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

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Ghazal Circling Fatherhood

My mother exalts her long-gone father.

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Bradford Literature Festival @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

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

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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.

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Carlos Andrés Gómez @carlosaglive.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has bought or taught “Fractures.” #5thPrintRunOnDeck

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Melissa Hung @melissahung.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/02/2025

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...

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.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/02/2025

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

In fairness to the incoming president, there is no reason to think that he has any of these precedents in his head. What he has, instead, is a deeply rooted sense that the world is a fundamentally zero-sum place and that American greatness means that others must be diminished. His zero-sum, social Darwinistic intuitions are echoes of an earlier age of reactionary aggression and shameless avarice. There is no such thing for Trump as a positive exchange or a mutually beneficial relationship. There is only winning and losing, the dominant and the dominated.

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Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 01/02/2025

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."

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

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

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.

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Carlos Andrés Gómez @carlosaglive.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

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...

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Winter & Spring 2025

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

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

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

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

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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...

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Jenn Takahashi @jenn.bsky.social · 01/07/2023

BREAKING: Twitter

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Dylan Faden Fan Club @thornsperfected.bsky.social · 24/06/2023

Reskeet to save someone’s fucking life

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