One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention
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Unpublished Andrea Gibson Speech: Do Not Rule Out What Scares You
In May 2022, Andrea received an email from a student at their high school alma mater, asking if they’d consider being the commencement speaker at graduation.
Now listen. I’d been by Andrea’s side when they were invited to the White House....
The Goal Is Not to Miss You Less
Recently, a friend told me she thought she was doing grief wrong. Said hers has intensified the longer it’s been since Andrea died. Not softened.
Girl, same. It’s been over ten months, and lately I’ve been feeling the thunderous quiet...
What to Do When the Signs Stop
Shortly after Andrea left their body, something began to happen. “Signs” is the closest word we have for it, but “signs” feels flimsy, flat. Cosmic Valentines is the more apt phrase.
Andrea, my five-word poet laureate, crossed over and...
The Art of Grieving in Public
At the time of writing this, I am on an airplane. Somewhere between London and Los Angeles. I’ve been on the road pretty much nonstop since the fall. So much so that the flight attendant just came over to personally thank me for my loyalty....
The Choreography of Care
Given the chance, I would have been Andrea’s caregiver for the rest of my days.
The pre-dawn zoom appointments with doctors I attended alone so Andrea could sleep in. The side effects and reactions I memorized. The vigilance I shoulde...
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Colorado Poet Laureate, author & performer. Subject of the documentary "Come See Me in the Good Light". Currently writing poems from the other side. In the end, my heart was covered in stretch marks.
subject of academy award-nominated documentary "come see me in the good light". author of several books of poetry. continuing to write the substack of my late spouse, the luminary Andrea Gibson.
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