A Poet's Proclamation

 

Spoken word artist Andrea Gibson’s poem '“Your Life'” is a proclamation of taking ownership of one’s own queerness as a badge of honor rather than shame. And it’s making waves with the non-binary poet’s social media audience with individuals posting glowing praise like “thank you for expanding my world,” that the poem “takes my breath away,” and the just plainly stated “your work is so important.”

In a performance for OUT taped at Brooklyn queer nightlife staple The Dreamhouse, Andrea uses their award-winning talents to prove that sometimes all you need to move people is a precise way with words and the heartfelt courage & conviction to share your vulnerable sides.

Andrea'’s upcoming album ‘HEY GALAXY’ is out January 12th. Propelled to the forefront of the national poetry scene in 2008 after winning the first-ever Woman of the World Poetry Slam, Gibson is the author to three collections of poetry, five previous albums, and is currently working on an illustrated collection of their most memorable quotes for Penguin/Plume due in 2018.