A master of spoken-word performance, Gibson insisted that poetry, especially when read aloud to an audience, was a political act. Andrea Gibson, in 2017. They were ...
On screen, Andrea Gibson delivers a line that now lands like a farewell: "Anyone who thinks poetry is frivolous has never needed someone to tell them something unspeakably hard, beautifully." The ...
When spoken word poets Sarah Kay and Andrea Gibson come together, magic happens. Their collaborative reading at the Paradise Rock Club on Tuesday was a melding of art forms. With interspersed bursts ...
Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile have released their new song “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet,” which was written for the Apple Original Films documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. The song adapts ...
When I heard Colorado’s late poet laureate Andrea Gibson read their poem “Love Letter from the Afterlife," I was pretty sure Gibson was talking to me, trying to comfort me in my grief over the loss of ...
Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their 4-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49. Gibson’s ...
Andrea Gibson, a master of spoken-word poetry who cultivated legions of admirers with intensely personal, often political works exploring gender, love and a personal four-year fight with terminal ...