Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns by Andrea Gibson
by Bambi Weavil
Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns
Andrea Gibson
$15.00
Paperback
ISBN: 9780981521305
Andrea Gibson is one of the most gifted talents on the indy scene right now, she’s a singer/songwriter/poet/gifted creator. Gibson, who has been rousing audiences
internationally with her poignant message and genuine interest in generating
change, has created a work that HBO Def Poet Carlos Andrés Gómez has called
both deeply haunting and profoundly inspiring: “Her words cut so sharply and
completely they cannot be shaken. To call her one of the best poets would be
a gross understatement.” Her long anticipated poetry book, Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns, is filled with rich, intimate imagery and her personal styling can capture your breath and move you in a way that shakes and stuns you.
Gibson’s work deconstructs the foundations of the current political machine with reality-shattering honesty and stunning spirituality. She highlights and challenges such issues as patriarchy, gender norms, and capitalist culture. “Pole Dancer” is a example of her gift of personification, with “she pole-dances to gospel hymns” – she defines love and courting incredibly, with great ’80s visuals, a touch of crochet and war imagery. “Blue Blanket” focuses on power, rape and gender in a way that will break your heart and you’ll never forget it. “DIVE” touches on life, religion and breath with lines such as: “Life doesn’t rhyme. / Life is poetry, not math. / All the world’s a stage / but the stage is a meditation mat. / You tilt your head back. / You breathe. When your heart is broken you plant seeds in the cracks / and you pray for rain.”
“Marble” is about her relationship with her mother, while “Photograph” touches on a relationship that is no longer around. “I Do” is highly recommended and about a same sex relationship which later ties into waiting room rights and done so beautifully and with passion that Gibson is well-known for. Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns is dedicated to the women of Vox Feminista.
Purchase Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns at Andrea’s official site at: http://www.andreagibson.org.
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