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music, and they launch into a love poem –with the members of the audience mouthing along.
You’re not alone if when you hear, “poetry show” and don’t envision a scene like this. But then chances are you’ve never seen Andrea Gibson perform live. One of the most celebrated and successful poets in the field began their career in 1999 with a break-up poem at an open mic in Boulder, Colorado. Gibson then leaped into the forefront of spoken word poetry on the national scene in 2008 when they won the first
ever Woman of the World Poetry Slam. Author of three collections of poetry and currently working on an illustrated collection of their most memorable quotes for Penguin(Winter 2018), Andrea (they/them/their) has also released seven (7) full-length albums.The most recent album, HEY GALAXY (Fall 2017) was created in the midst of anotherproject as a result of the current political upheaval in the United States. Gibson was working on an album entirely about love, accompanied by an orchestra, but after the 2016
presidential election they felt moved to put forth a more social justice-oriented project.
“There’s a quote that says, ‘Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.’ I wanted to do that. I wanted to make something political and human and gutsy in its revolt. Something beautiful in its sweetness and rage and vulnerability. Something loud and tender at the same time.” HEY GALAXY does just that. The sixteen poems on the album tell the story of our times. Whether it’s “Orlando,” which brutally relives the massacre at at LGBTQ nightclub andGibson’s own struggles with coming out, or “A Letter to White Queers, A Letter to Myself,” which combats white privilege during the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Gibson’s poems awaken us with their urgency, honesty, and their lyrical eld of grit and beauty.
middle of their performance. This attitude might seem strange during a traditional show, but feels right at home here.
The vulnerability of Andrea's honesty makes the audience feel welcome as they are, which brings them back to Andrea Gibson shows time and time again. Along with their books, albums, and posters, you will find a t-
shirt on Andrea’s merchandise table featuring an upside-down umbrella and text that reads, “Feelings Are
Not the Enemy.”
Each night, this shirt flies off the merch table and hundreds of fans wait in line to get them signed. Gibson finishes a poem and notices someone donning a shirt out in the audience. They shield their eyes from the spotlight and look at the person and smile. “You know,
sometimes I take a Sharpie and cross out those words on my own t-shirt. Sometimes feelings really ARE the enemy,” and there’s that laughter from the audience again as they
settle in for another poem, mouthing the words, feeling a little less alone.
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