Events

[SPOKEN WORD] Activist and poet Andrea Gibson made a name for herself as the first winner of the Women’s World Poetry Slam. Since then she’s become known as an inspiring force in the spoken word world, blending readings on sexuality, intimacy, and love. “Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.” she writes in the last lines of her piece, ”Bone Burying.” The 40-year-old writer from Boulder, Colorado pulls no punches in delivering thought provoking pieces across spoken word and music records including her popular 2011 album Flower Boy and her latest, 2013’s Truce. She’ll perform live at the 9th Ward on Thursday, April 2, presented by ESI Events.