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What Andrea Gibson Understood About Very Simple Poetry
Gibson, who died this week, valued live performance and emotionally resonant language.
The Revolutionary and Radical Tenderness of Andrea Gibson
Andrea had a unique ability to offer their readers and listeners a way of living, to show us how much we need tenderness, and ...
Andrea Gibson, spoken-word artist who poignantly wrote about gender and a terminal diagnosis, dies at 49
As if it were a jump shot from their basketball-obsessed childhood, “soaring towards the rim like a kite,” Andrea Gibson ...
Andrea Gibson, 'Love Letter From the Afterlife' poet, dies at 49 from cancer
Author Andrea Gibson, best known for their spoken word poetry and LGBTQ activism, died after a four-year battle with ovarian ...
Andrea Gibson, a Poet of Love, Hope and Gender Identity, Dies at 49
A master of spoken-word performance, Gibson insisted that poetry, especially when read aloud to an audience, was a political ...
‘Dying is the opposite of leaving:' Andrea Gibson's poem on afterlife goes viral after passing
A video reading of the poem, titled "Love Letter From the Afterlife" went viral after Gibson's passing was announced -- with ...
Andrea Gibson Refused to ‘Battle’ Cancer
When the poet Andrea Gibson learned two years ago that their ovarian cancer was incurable, the news marked a turning point; ...
Andrea Gibson, Poet and Subject of Doc ‘Come See Me in the Good Light,’ Dies at 49
Gibson’s death was announced on social media by their wife, Megan Falley. Gibson and Falley are the main subjects of the ...
Andrea Gibson, poet and the subject of an award-winning documentary, dies at 49
Andrea Gibson, a poet, activist and Colorado Laureate who was the subject of documentary film "Come See Me in the Good Light, ...
Andrea Gibson, Poet Laureate of Colorado, Dead at 49
Andrea Gibson, acclaimed poet and performance artist, died on July 14 at age 49, following a diagnosis with ovarian cancer.
Andrea Gibson — Colorado state poet laureate, queer activist and spoken-word artist — dies at 49
Readers and fans of Andrea Gibson’s work offered an outpouring of love, grief and touching tributes Monday about how the poet ...
Andrea Gibson, poet and queer activist, dies at 49
Andrea Gibson, a spoken-word poet and queer activist, has died. She was 49 years old. Gibson died Monday morning in their ...