Andrea Gibson

Andrea Gibson was born on August 13, 1975, in Calais, Maine.

They are the author of seven albums and seven poetry books, including You Better Be Lightning (Button Poetry, 2021), Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry, 2018), Pansy (Write Bloody Publishing, 2015), The Madness Vase (2011), and Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns (2010). They also edited We Will Be Shelter: Poems for Survival (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014), an anthology of poems that address social justice issues. They are also the author of How Poetry Can Change Your Heart (Chronicle Books, 2019) and Take Me With You (Penguin, 2017). 

In 2008, Gibson won the first Women of the World Poetry Slam. They are a two time winner of the Independent Publisher’s Award in 2021 and 2019, and a three-time Goodreads Choice Awards finalist.

Gibson lives in Longmont, Colorado. In 2023, they were appointed poet laureate of Colorado.