{"id":9038,"date":"2018-12-12T00:39:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T08:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=9038"},"modified":"2018-12-12T00:39:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T08:39:41","slug":"poet-andrea-gibson-releases-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/poet-andrea-gibson-releases-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Poet Andrea Gibson releases new book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chrys Weedon<\/strong> | Entertainment Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrea Gibson, a poet based in Boulder, Colorado, released their second book of poetry in 2018. \u201cLord of the Butterflies\u201d is the fourth full-length poetry collection of Gibson\u2019s. The poet\u2019s other book, released in January 2018, is an illustrated book full of the most popular lines from their most famous poems and is titled \u201cTake Me With You.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gibson burst onto the spoken-word poetry scene in 1999 and gained great popularity when they won the first Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2008. 2008 is also the year Gibson released their first poetry collection, \u201cPole Dancing to Gospel Hymns.\u201d Gibson is busy in the LGBTQ+ activism community, and is involved in the anti-war and anti-white supremacy movements as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gibson\u2019s newest release includes 38 poems. The poems are a combination of old pieces that Gibson has been performing on tour, and some pieces that are completely new. Gibson\u2019s new book tackles themes of family, gender, mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, politics and self love, to name a few. <\/span>
\n<\/span>This is quite on-theme for Gibson, but their writing style frames the topics in a way that seems fresh and evergreen. The poet grasps nuance with a simultaneous tightness and fragility that, in my opinion, is one of the reasons they stand out from the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have personally seen Gibson perform their poems twice, so it was cool to read some of my favorite poems with their voice speaking along in my head. It\u2019s also nice to have a physical copy of some of Gibson\u2019s most popular poems. I think this volume really captures the scope of Gibson\u2019s work in a way that improves on their previous books.<\/span><\/p>\n

Information on Gibson\u2019s shows and tour dates can be found at andreagibson.org<\/a>. I would strongly recommend experiencing their work live if possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Overall rating:<\/strong> I would strongly recommend this book.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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