if you haven't read amber tamblyn's remembrance of andrea gibson yet, drop everything you're doing and read it now: www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/173...

Colorado honors the late Poet Laureate Andrea Gibson, whose words continue to inspire resilience, empathy, and justice. Thank you, Andrea, for your poetry and vision. 💛

Andrea Gibson, a master of spoken word poetry, died of ovarian cancer in July, leaving behind their longtime partner, the poet Megan Falley. On Modern Love, Falley shared a poem Gibson wrote for her: “Love Letter From the Afterlife.” nyti.ms/49CO41A

This is your semi-regular reminder that hot people mask because masking is love and resistance and community care and anti-capitalist and anti-ableist. Be hot. Wear a mask.