Join the Residential Commons for an interactive poetry and storytelling performance! Colombian American poet Carlos Andrés Gómez, star of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and the Spike Lee movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington, will perform his original work, showing us “what hard-earned joy looks like.” Carlos’ most recent book, Fractures, was selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry.

The first 24 attendees will receive a free signed copy of Fractures. Quesadillas and cookies will be served for lunch. This event is eligible for Commons Cup points.