We save each other with our love! 'At the beginning, when you were sick, we stood at the edge of the vast escarpment, the sudden drop-off toward what we did not know... And yet. The hope we took in that cold view cast far beyond us.' Minnie Bruce Pratt, from 'Magnified' (2021)

My sister gave me this dog seat for my car but the dogs didn’t like it.

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.

“Judgement is to confuse someone’s unconscious behavior with who they are, or to project your own unconscious behavior onto someone else.” - Eckhart Tolle

I can’t believe I chose poetry slam over hobby horsing.

Excited to be part of @BooksXAmerica, a film abt a writer who goes to 50 states, reads 50 books, & interviews 50 authors—in 50 days! We loved being the CO bookstore for their interview w/ Andrea Gibson abt YOU BETTER BE LIGHTNING (Button Poetry) Learn more bit.ly/bxa-kick

In an episode that cuts straight to the soul, this week’s guest Andrea Gibson joins Ayana in a conversation that asks what it means to truly live. Listen bit.ly/487skIe

Colorado's new Poet Laureate is @AndreaGibson, a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion who focuses on LGBTQIA+ issues, spirituality, feminism, mental health and dismantling oppressive systems --> denvergazette.com/arts-entertain… Jared Polis @Andreagibson The Denver Gazette Bobby LeFebre

"The soul misses what the body could not let go-what else could hold on that tightly to everything? What else could hear the chain of a swing set fall and fall to its knees? What else could touch a screen door and taste lemonade?" -Tincture Andrea Gibson

I can't gush enough about this book - megan falley & Andrea Gibson thank you it is a gem <3

Cultural Organizations Summit: Addressing Intolerance Wed, Oct 4 at 4 pm at Out Boulder County At our next summit, our panel will discuss ways to protect yourselves and your community against harassment. Welcome by Andrea Gibson, Colorado's Poet Laurate. boulderarts.org/events/

Is anyone else attending the Collective Trauma Summit tomorrow? There will be poetry readings by 𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 joaaa 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼, Andrea Gibson, and @jerichobrown among others. It's online and free to register: collectivetraumasummit.com

It’s a double date with our new friends Andrea Gibson & megan falley—and the news they reveal will shake you. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll not believe your sweet little ears. Ep 246. An Unforgettable Double Date with Andrea Gibson & Megan Falley: apple.co/3rwWmEB

My partner just said something genius and then said, “Hey, even a broken clock is right once a day.”

“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.

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.

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!

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’.

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 andreagibson.com