Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibsonis an award-winning poet and activist who lives in Boulder, Colorado. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform and the struggles LGBTQ people face in today's society...
awhile email heard iraq love wake worry
He is over in Iraq now, ... I worry every day when I wake up. 'How's he doing? I haven't heard from him, what's going on?' Every once in awhile I get an email and he'll say, 'I'm okay, I love you' and that's pretty much how it is.
edition fund funding future given hope secure special university year
This year we were given a one-time fund for this special edition of Engage. We hope to secure funding from the university for a future publications.
loving-yourself lifetime radical
Commit to loving yourself completely. It’s the most radical thing you will do in your lifetime.
wall fists rooms
Everyone’s chest is a living room wall with awkwardly placed photographs hiding fist-shaped holes.
keys soldier different
and I wonder if Beethoven held his breath the first time his fingers touched the keys the same way a soldier holds his breath the first time his finger clicks the trigger. We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.
ocean kissing storm
I would kiss you in the middle of the ocean during a lightning storm cuz I'd rather be left for dead than wondering what thunder sounds like.
different forget breathe
We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.
fire naked burning
My mouth is a fire escape. The words coming out don’t care that they are naked. There is something burning in there.
loneliness hitting bruises
But when I thought I hit bottom, it started hitting back. There is no bruise like the bruise loneliness kicks into your spine.
broken-heart moon doctors
A doctor once told me I feel too much. I said, so does god. that’s why you can see the grand canyon from the moon.
sick never-trust wells
I could never trust anyone who's well adjusted to a sick society.
skins bullets lovers
We all have bullets beneath our skin we pray our lovers won't flinch at when they find.
okay feels knows
Know you belong here. You belong here and everything you feel is okay.
rain heart broken
When your heart is broken, you plant seeds in the cracks and pray for rain.