New Book! Go to: www.mijamemoir.com "Gritty and lyrical...impressively idiosyncratic, while bristling with feminist and anti-establishment attitude." -Washington Post "There are metaphors of beauty and originality...breathtaking." -NY Times "Gómez's strident calls for justice are leavened by hilarious bits of humorous defiance." -Boston Globe "We are fortunate to have this great poet creating new works on our behalf." -Muriel Fox, Co-founder National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) "...defiant; a liberating cry...a fierce representation of history; radical and innovative." -DeShaun Snead, Oberlin Review |
Academy of American Poets with Funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Poet Laureate Fellow, 2021-2022 Springfield, MA Poet Laureate 2019-2022 2024 Commissioner,Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women |