newest poet laureate, Andrea Gibson
Luckily for Colorado, Gibson liked Boulder enough to stay for 24 years and counting. In that time, they were a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion in poetry, finished fourth at the 2004 National Poetry Slam and placed third at both the 2006 and 2007 Individual World Poetry Slams. In 2008, Gibson won the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Detroit. Since then, they’ve published seven books of poetry,, which Gibson wrote about, and during, a successful battle against ovarian cancer.
Gibson sees their position as poet laureate as central to helping the Colorado community answer exactly that question. “One of my best friends, her name is Bethy [Leonardi], and she’s one of the founders of a non-profit by the name of. They go into schools and teach everyone from teachers to bus drivers how to create safer spaces for LGBTQ+ youth," Gibson says."I plan to work side-by-side with different organizations like that.
The offer to become poet laureate of Colorado came at just the right time, says Gibson. “I’d been traveling the world for years and years,” they say, “but I’ve been home for three years now because of my cancer diagnosis and the pandemic. So when I got the call [from Governor Polis, inviting them to be poet laureate], it was perfect. Perfect timing.”
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