Boulderite Andrea Gibson was named Colorado’s ninth poet laureate Wednesday, a position in which they hope to “redirect awe, astonishment and wonder back into people.”
Andrea Gibson
was named Colorado’s ninth poet laureate Wednesday, a position in which they hope to “redirect awe, astonishment and wonder back into people.” That’s “something we were born with, but culture takes out of us as we grow older,” Gibson said in a state news release. “I spent so much time writing about what was wrong with the world. Now I write about what I dream the world can be.”
Gibson — a queer activist, author and four-time Denver Grand Slam poetry champion — writes about the LGBTQ community, spirituality, feminism, mental health and gun reform, among other topics. Much of Gibson’s current work centers on their journey after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago.served as the state’s first poet laureate of color“I want to come up with new and inventive ways to help a larger population fall in love and appreciate poetry,” Gibson said.
Gibson has written six poetry collections and won numerous awards for their work, including the Independent Publishers Award. Gibson is also the author of a nonfiction book entitled “How Poetry Can Change Your Heart.”
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