Andrea Gibson
@andreagibson
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Colorado Poet Laureate • 'You Better Be Lightning' • 'Lord of the Butterflies' https://t.co/9QAeHLCiGL
Joined January 2009
My heart is so full today! Thank you Governor Polis. Thank you Colorado. I’m so excited to learn and grow and create together. ❤️.
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.
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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
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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’.
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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!.
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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.
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“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.
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My partner just said something genius and then said, “Hey, even a broken clock is right once a day.”.
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RT @GlennonDoyle: It’s a double date with our new friends @andreagibson & @megan_falley—and the news they reveal will shake you. You’ll la….
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RT @TLTomljanovic: Is anyone else attending the Collective Trauma Summit tomorrow? There will be poetry readings by @adalimon, @andreagibso….
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RT @boulderartscult: Cultural Organizations Summit: Addressing Intolerance.Wed, Oct 4 at 4 pm at @OutBoulder. At our next summit, our panel….
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RT @GetLitPoet: "The soul misses what the body could not let go-what else could hold on that tightly to everything? What else could hear th….
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RT @peculiarjulia: I can't gush enough about this book - @megan_falley & @andreagibson thank you it is a gem <3.
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RT @ForTheWild_: In an episode that cuts straight to the soul, this week’s guest @andreagibson joins Ayana in a conversation that asks what….
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RT @MooreTheatre: Colorado's new Poet Laureate is @AndreaGibson, a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion who focuses on LGBTQIA+ issues, spi….
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RT @boulderbooks: Excited to be part of @BooksXAmerica, a film abt a writer who goes to 50 states, reads 50 books, & interviews 50 authors—….
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“Judgement is to confuse someone’s unconscious behavior with who they are, or to project your own unconscious behavior onto someone else.” - Eckhart Tolle.
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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.
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My sister gave me this dog seat for my car but the dogs didn’t like it.
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RT @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 sud….
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