Andrea Gibson

Colorado Poet Laureate • 'You Better Be Lightning' • 'Lord of the Butterflies'

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

My heart is so full today! Thank you Governor Polis. Thank you Colorado. I’m so excited to learn and grow and create together. ❤️

[Governor Jared Polis @GovofCO]

Today, I am proud to announce Colorado’s new Poet Laureate, Andrea Gibson, a renowned poet known worldwide. Colorado’s Poet Laureate is an ambassador of the arts and someone who shares their talent while inspiring the artistic abilities within ourselves.

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

It brings me so much joy to announce that I will be performing live at the Paramount Theater in Denver on May 30th and May 31st. Presale tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am MDT at https://t.co/jJQachIB4K

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

Self-sacrifice
is knitting a sweater
for the cold shoulder
of someone who doesn’t
notice you are freezing.

Love is a mother
putting her oxygen mask
on first, but holding
her breath until
you have on yours’.

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

I’m very excited to be teaching poetry to 3rd graders this upcoming week. I’m currently preparing my lesson and am looking for one more age appropriate poem to share. If you have a favorite poem for 9 year olds, please share. Thanks so much everyone!

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

Those who do the most
growing in this life
are those who offer
the most compassion
to the parts of themselves
that have not yet grown.

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

“If it scares you, look closer”

Just found these words
in the notes on my phone.
I didn’t write them.
Don’t know who did.
But to whoever did, thank you.

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

My partner just said something genius and then said, “Hey, even a broken clock is right once a day.”

[Glennon Doyle @GlennonDoyle]

It’s a double date with our new friends @andreagibson & @megan_falley—and the news they reveal will shake you.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll not believe your sweet little ears.

Ep 246. An Unforgettable Double Date with Andrea Gibson & Megan Falley: https://t.co/2zN53Q4rRc

[T.L. Tomljanovic @TLTomljanovic]

Is anyone else attending the Collective Trauma Summit tomorrow? There will be poetry readings by @adalimon, @andreagibson, and @jerichobrown among others. It's online and free to register: https://t.co/ghQiv5TXQX

[Boulder Arts+Culture @boulderartscult]

Cultural Organizations Summit: Addressing Intolerance
Wed, Oct 4 at 4 pm at @OutBoulder

At our next summit, our panel will discuss ways to protect yourselves and your community against harassment. Welcome by @andreagibson, Colorado's Poet Laurate.

https://t.co/d70KBgrj2K

[Get Lit - Words Ignite @GetLitPoet]

"The soul misses what the body could not let go-what else could hold on that tightly to everything? What else could hear the chain of a swing set fall and fall to its knees? What else could touch a screen door and taste lemonade?" -Tincture
@andreagibson

[julia kantic @peculiarjulia]

I can't gush enough about this book - @megan_falley & @andreagibson thank you it is a gem <3

[For The Wild @ForTheWild_]

In an episode that cuts straight to the soul, this week’s guest @andreagibson joins Ayana in a conversation that asks what it means to truly live.
Listen https://t.co/S8BcordfU0

[John Moore @MooreTheatre]

Colorado's new Poet Laureate is @AndreaGibson, a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion who focuses on LGBTQIA+ issues, spirituality, feminism, mental health and dismantling oppressive systems --> https://t.co/dSbokGbnFg @jaredpolis @Andreagibson @DenverGazette @BobbyLefebre

[Boulder Book Store @boulderbooks]

Excited to be part of @BooksXAmerica, a film abt a writer who goes to 50 states, reads 50 books, & interviews 50 authors—in 50 days! We loved being the CO bookstore for their interview w/ @andreagibson abt YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING (@buttonpoetry) Learn more https://t.co/gtxJyGGj9x

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

I can’t believe I chose poetry slam over hobby horsing.

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

“Judgement is to confuse someone’s unconscious behavior with who they are, or to project your own unconscious behavior onto someone else.” - Eckhart Tolle

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

You fear you are not
strong enough to do
the hardest thing

only because you don’t
yet know that doing
the hardest thing

is exactly what will help
you know your strength.

[Andrea Gibson @andreagibson]

My sister gave me this dog seat for my car but the dogs didn’t like it.

[Minnie Bruce Pratt @MBPratt]

We save each other with our love!
'At the beginning, when you were sick,
we stood at the edge of the vast escarpment,
the sudden drop-off toward what we did not know...
And yet. The hope we took in that cold view cast
far beyond us.'

Minnie Bruce Pratt, from 'Magnified' (2021)