"Though Andrea desperately wished to have lived a longer life, they could not have possibly lived a fuller one," Gibson's family said.

Poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson has died. They were 49. Gibson, who used they/them pronouns, had been the Poet Laureate of Colorado since 2023. Their death was announced in a statement on Instagram that began with a quote of theirs: “Whenever I leave this world,

Andrea Gibson did not just write poetry, but was an unabashed and genuine representative of the voiceless LGBTQ community. Their work addressed topics such as gender, mental health, illness, and identity.