Andrea Gibson, who was named Colorado’s ninth poet laureate, right, reads aloud one of two poems during a small gathering in their honor on the terrace at Chautauqua auditorium in Boulder on ...

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 ...

In 2023 Gibson was named Colorado's poet laureate. In the midst of a film concerned with death, poetry proves essential.

“Gender is the poetry each of us makes with the language we have been given.” Andrea Gibson quotes Leslie Feinberg when asked about the journey of self-identification through poetry. Gibson is a ...

"You Better Be Lightning" exemplifies why Gibson is one of today’s premier poets, capable of moving readers through scenes of what life — and love — is actually like in the real world.

Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s Poet Laureate, has attracted legions of fans with their spoken word poems, including, “Acceptance Speech after Setting the World Record in Goosebumps.” As the ...

Colorado has a new poet laureate: Andrea Gibson, the Boulder-based queer activist, slam poet and author. Gibson (they/them), whom Westword named one of Colorado’s Top Ten Must-Read Writers back ...

Andrea Gibson, a Boulder-based queer activist, author and slam poet, has been named Colorado’s new Poet Laureate by Gov. Jared Polis.

Gibson, who was born in Maine, has called Boulder home since 1999. They are a four-time Denver poetry Grand Slam champion, as well as the author of six full-length collections of poetry.

Gov. Polis announces Colorado author Andrea Gibson as new Poet Laureate 00:52. ... has a strong desire for unity and to bring people together through poetry," said Polis in a statement.