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Andrea Gibson, Poet Laureate of Colorado, Dead at 49
Andrea Gibson, acclaimed poet and performance artist, died on July 14 at age 49, following a diagnosis with ovarian cancer.
Andrea Gibson — Colorado state poet laureate, queer activist and spoken-word artist — dies at 49
Readers and fans of Andrea Gibson’s work offered an outpouring of love, grief and touching tributes Monday about how the poet ...
Andrea Gibson, 'Love Letter From the Afterlife' poet, dies at 49 from cancer
Author Andrea Gibson, best known for their spoken word poetry and LGBTQ activism, died after a four-year battle with ovarian ...
Inside poet laureate Andrea Gibson's incredible life following heartbreaking death
Poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson passed away on Monday following a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. See details.
Andrea Gibson, poet and the subject of an award-winning documentary, dies at 49
Andrea Gibson, a poet, activist and Colorado Laureate who was the subject of documentary film "Come See Me in the Good Light, ...
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Colorado’s Poet Laureate has died
Colorado’s poet laureate, Andrea Gibson of Boulder, died at their home early Monday, July 14, from ovarian cancer. They were ...
Andrea Gibson, spoken-word artist who poignantly wrote about gender and a terminal diagnosis, dies at 49
As if it were a jump shot from their basketball-obsessed childhood, “soaring towards the rim like a kite,” Andrea Gibson ...
Andrea Gibson's Cause of Death at 49: How Did Colorado's Poet Laureate Die?
Gibson died on Monday, July 14, 2025, at the age of 49, after a four-year "battle with terminal ovarian cancer," according to ...
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Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s poet laureate and a national voice on LGBTQ issues, has died
Come See Me in the Good Light,” a documentary film made by the poet and their wife dealing with Gibson’s cancer diagnosis in ...
Poet Laureate of Colorado Andrea Gibson passes away at 49
Andrea Gibson was a poet, author and ambassador of the arts. Gibson became the state's 10th Poet Laureate in 2023, with six ...
Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson dies at 49, leaves ‘Love Letter from the Afterlife’
In the months leading up to their death, Gibson, who was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer in 2021, had been writing ...
Andrea Gibson, Colorado poet laureate, dies at 49 from cancer
Andrea Gibson, Colorado’s poet laureate, an activist and an author, died July 14 after a battle with ovarian cancer. Here's what to know about them.