In the fifth grade, i won the science fair with a project on climate change that featured a paper machet. Do you know sometimes when gathering nectar, bees fall asleep in flowers? Do you know whales who follow their injured friends to shore, often taking their own lives so do not let their loved ones be alone When they none of this is poetry. It is just the earth being who she is in spite of us putting barkhoads on the sea and acting like edison invented daylight. How do we not mould our hearts after the first spruce who raised our hand and begged to be cut into piano keys so the elephants could keep their tusks? The wind that w
Andrea Gibson is one of the most stirring and influential spoken word artists of our time. Best known for their live performances, in which they regularly sell out large capacity rock clubs and concert halls, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show” altogether. Gibson’s poems center around LGBTQ issues, gender, feminism, and mental health, as well as gun reform and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. Their live shows, in which they are often accompanied by musicians, have become these loving and supportive ecosystems for audiences to feel seen, heard, and held through Gibson’s art.
Gibson is the author of six books, including Lord of the Butterflies (https://amzn.to/33CzaGc), which won the Independent Publisher’s Award in 2019 as well as a Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist. Take Me With You, an illustrated collection of Gibson’s most memorable quotes, was also a Goodreads Finalist. In 2019, they co-authored their first-ever non-fiction book, How Poetry Can Change Your Heart.
In addition to their publishing accolades, Andrea has released seven full-length albums, combining their socially active spoken word with musical collaborations. They are the winner of the first-ever Women’s World Poetry Slam Championship (2008) and frequent World Poetry Slam Finalist.
You can find Andrea Gibson at:
Website : http://andreagibson.org/
Instagram : http://instagram.com/andrewgibby
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