- Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson is a spoken word artist and activist, living in Colorado. Her poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, and the struggles facing
queer people today.Gibson grew up in
Calais, Maine , and she attendedSaint Joseph's College of Maine . Later, she moved to New Orleans with her girlfriend. In 1999, however, the two moved toBoulder, Colorado . She went to her first open-mic in Denver. [ Peiken, Matt. " [http://metaphormag.com/people-gibson.htm Andrea Gibson isn't in it to win] ", "Metaphor Magazine", April 30, 2007. Accessed February 10, 2008. ]A four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion, Gibson finished fourth at the 2004
National Poetry Slam , and she finished third at both the 2006 and 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam. [ [http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=1640.html International Poetry Slam Final Results] ] [ [http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=3841.html Ed Mabrey wins the Individual World Poetry Slam] ] In 2008, Gibson became the first poet ever to win the [http://www.wow.poetryslam.com/ Women of the World Poetry Slam] (WOWps) inDetroit , MI. [ [http://www.wow.poetryslam.com/ About the first WOWps slam; Detroit, Michigan, March 13-15 2008] ]In June 2008, [http://writebloody.com/ Write Bloody Press] published "Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns," [http://writebloody.com/store/index.html Write Bloody Press website: Online Store] ] Gibson's first nationally distributed collection of poetry. She has three self-released CDs: "When the Bough Breaks" (2006), "Swarm" (2004), and "Bullets and Windchimes" (2003) and self-published three books: "Trees that Grow in Cemeteries", "Yellow Bird", and "What the Yarn Knows of Sweaters".
Gibson recently toured in Europe with Katie Wirsig and fellow Write Bloody author,
Buddy Wakefield .References
External links
* [http://www.andreagibson.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/andreagibson Official MySpace page]
* [http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/?search_string=andreagibson&search=1 Audio of "Andrew," "For Eli," "See-Through," "Walmart," "Swingset," and "Blue Blanket" (among others) on Indiefeed Performance Poetry Channel]
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