LatinX & Proud! round two: tomorrow with poet Carlos Andrés Gómez

Latinx & Proud! Reading Series  with Carlos Andrés Gómez   Tuesday, January 21 7 p.m.  City of Asylum @ Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue FREE!     Click here for free tickets!   Carlos Andrés Gómez is widely known for his viral poems, "Where are you really from?" and "What Latino Looks Like," which have garnered millions of views online. Carlos' poetry is not only captivating, but also acts as a lightning rod for change—in the individual but also in the world, particularly in the narrow societal norms that constrain men, hurt women, and limit us all.  Carlos' voice is full of power and has the ability to make audiences laugh, cry, and especially hope. We're deeply honored to host Carlos as he performs on the Alphabet City stage for the first time.  Carlos will be joined by powerhouse poets Diannely Antigua, Juno Nascimento, & Rosa Iris Diendomi.      Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet from New York City & the author of Hijito (ee-HEE-toe), winner of the Broken River Prize & the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood.  A star of HBO's Def Poetry Jam & TV One's Verses & Flow. Gómez has also partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying & champion inclusive masculinity among high school students. Carlos has been featured on NPR, TEDx, NBC News, The New York Times, People en Español, Forbes, and BuzzFeed just to name a few.    Click here for free tickets!   "The Latinx & Proud! Reading Series is a statement that we are here and our stories will be heard. Through this series we aim to highlight the many and diverse voices contained within the word "Latinx," and continue to defy any limiting definitions of what that identity can be." —Malcolm Friend, Author of Our Bruises Kept Singing Purple (Inlandia Books, 2018) and Latinx & Proud! advisory board member   The mission of the Latinx & Proud! Reading Series is to incite conversation, empower, & amplify the Latinx community in Pittsburgh, PA & beyond. Latinx & Proud! advisory board:  Adriana E. Ramírez, Eloisa Amezcua, Malcolm Friend & Karla Lamb   At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.  All floors of Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible.  Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.  If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us.     Click here to contact us about accessibility accommodations       Copyright © 2020 City of Asylum, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you registered to hear more from City of Asylum, either at one of our events or online. Our mailing address is: City of Asylum 40 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212