Poet Andrea Gibson dies
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I was never formally introduced to Andrea Gibson’s poetry. They just felt like kin from the beginning, like a queer cousin I always knew. Gibson — a queer poet, activist and performance artist who explored identity,
A video reading of the poem, titled "Love Letter From the Afterlife" went viral after Gibson's passing was announced -- with thousands of people saying how much comfort it had brought them.
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday mourned the loss of Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson, whom he called a champion for the arts and a talented poet.