Tag: Andrea Gibson
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Crisosto Apache named Colorado’s 11th Poet Laureate
Indigenous poet will succeed Andrea Gibson, who died of cancer last summer, and serve two-year term Gov. Jared Polis continued to make history Wednesday with the appointment of his third Colorado Poet Laureate: Crisosto Apache, an associate professor at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. Apache will serve an uncommonly short two-year term with…
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Colorado doc lights up Academy Award nominations
‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ chronicles last year of Colorado State Poet Laureate Andrea Gibson’s cancer journey For a documentary, the light doesn’t get much better than it does at the Academy Awards. The critically acclaimed “Come See Me in the Good Light,” which focuses on the late Colorado State Poet Laureate Andrea…
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Colorado Poets Laureate release anthology to support future poets
A collection of poetry, including unpublished work from late Poet Laureate Andrea Gibson, will be released in a Friday evening celebration with Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado writers. The anthology, called “Begin Where You Are,” commemorates the state’s poets laureate, with all of the proceeds from book sales going toward the first endowment for the…
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Late Poet Laureate’s life-and-death story finally sees the ‘Light’
Celebrated documentary about Andrea Gibson now can be seen on AppleTV or at the Sie FilmCenter STERLING – For the past 20 years, the ferociously followed poet Andrea Gibson’s words have overcome any and all obstacles to get to wherever in the world they are needed most. But for them to make their unlikely way here,…