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Andrea Gibson

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Andrea Gibson, Poet, Writer, Activist, Author, PerformerAndrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated poets and performers of the last two decades. Andrea Gibson’s trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display in their new book "You Better Be Lightning", welcoming and inviting readers to be just as they are. Known as AndrewGibby on some

Andrea GibsonAndrea Gibson was the first winner of the Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2008.

Things That Don't Suck | Andrea Gibson | SubstackOne poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention. Click to read Things That Don't Suck, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

Andrea GibsonAuthor of You Better Be Lightning, Lord of the Butterflies, and The Madness Vase

[POEM] every time i ever said i want to die By Andrea Gibson

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Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s poet laureate and a national voice on LGBTQ issues, has died“Come See Me in the Good Light,” a documentary film made by the poet and their wife dealing with Gibson’s cancer diagnosis in 2021, won festival favorite at Sundance this year. Gibson was 49.

How the Andrea Gibson Doc ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Changed Its Crew “Forever”Filmmaker Ryan White opens up about the unexpected joy of documenting the beloved poet's final months.

Unpublished work by Andrea Gibson is part of new Colorado anthology supporting poet laureate program“Poets laureate play a unique and important role uplifting arts and culture in Colorado,” said Colorado Creative Industries Director Josh Blanchard.

Opinion | The Poet Who Advocated Radical TendernessWhat poetry can offer in a time of vitriol and hate

A Wild and Precious Life: Remembering Andrea Gibson

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The Love Poem Andrea Gibson Wrote for Their Widow … and for YouAndrea Gibson and Megan Falley were two poets in love. In the wake of Gibson’s death, Falley is figuring out what that love looks like now.

ANDREA GIBSON on the Blessings of the Wound ⌠HOMAGE⌡/370 — FOR THE WILDAndrea Gibson (August 13, 1975 – July 14, 2025) is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word poets of our time. Best known for their live performances, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show” altogether. To hear Gibson is like hearing songwriters play

Poet Andrea Gibson’s message about joy and grief | CNNWriter and poet Megan Falley talks with Anderson Cooper about the death of her spouse Andrea Gibson last July, and how Andrea believed you can only feel joy if you do not shut yourself off to sadness. Watch more of Anderson’s podcast All There Is at cnn.com/allthereis

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Andrea GibsonOne of the most celebrated poets and performers of the last two decades, Andrea Gibson’s trademark honesty and vulnerability are on full display in their poetry, welcoming and inviting readers to be just as they are. Their live shows, in which they are often accompanied by musicians, have become loving and supportive ecosystems for audiences to feel seen, heard, and held through Gibson’s art.

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