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Andrea Gibson was born on August 13, 1975 in Calais, Maine. In 2008, Gibson won the first Women of the World Poetry Slam. They are the author of several poetry collections, including You Better Be Lightning (Button Poetry, 2021), Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry, 2018), Pansy (Write Bloody Publishing, 2015), The Madness Vase (2011), and Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns (2010).
I opened the night with my teeth. I loved so hard that when they pressed their ear to the track the train they hear coming will still be my chest, a rumbling harpoon, a sky they can not bury. Look ...
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansiveness of the human experience from love to illness, from space to climate change, and so much more in between.
TINCTURE by ANDREA GIBSON. Imagine, when a human dies, the soul misses the body, actually grieves the loss of its hands and all they could hold. Misses the throat closing shy reading out loud on the first day of school. Imagine the soul misses the stubbed toe, the loose tooth, the funny bone. The soul still asks, Why does the funny bone do that?
Nov 10, 2021 · In addition to subscribing to Andrea’s newsletter, you can follow them on Twitter , Instagram and YouTube. Andrea Gibson’s new poetry collection, You Better Be Lightning, will be released on November 9, 2021. Please support Button Poetry and your local, independent and POC-owned bookstores. This interview was minimally edited for length and ...
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 poetry, welcoming and inviting readers ...
Dec 21, 2023 · Love, Andrea 🖤. Thank you for being here, lovely people. Sharing stories and poems with you this past year has been one of the brightest lights in my life. Thank you for your presence, your comments, and your love. As it's the holiday season, please consider gifting someone you love a subscription to this newsletter.
