[Yale-readings] Andrea Gibson's visit to campus

[Kuhl, Nancy]

"Andrea Gibson has proven to be one of the most quotable and influential poets of our time and has made a career at the forefront of the spoken-word movement. Gibson was the first winner of the Women’s World Poetry Slam and has headlined prestigious performance venues all over the country and abroad. They are a nonbinary poet and activist whose work deals with issues of LGBTQ identity, among others.

"Gibson will be at Yale on November 7th & 8th. They will run a workshop on 11/7 called "Spoken Word in Action." The workshop<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_1502220869863678_-3Facontext-3D-257B-2522ref-2522-253A-25221-2522-252C-2522action-5Fhistory-2522-253A-2522null-2522-257D&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=utafVVnK_aXVelVdzUMRSiCKdAvNHVBc6mgP9nbKaoE&m=nobYQTepKiOUzLVirF-rwdyWuSSbi4yLxqwuLJ2-FgU&s=oYIaV3PdptkHX_tFRqAKoU0DySGnpL_xzNTtWRxBkqQ&e=> will take place from 7 to 8:30pm at the Office of LGBTQ Resources. Register here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__orgsync.com_150887_events_2137184_occurrences_5108551&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=PJitjmyE65gY1iXRgaCrbqDjQ3WUiWvhfKgtZenzZcI&m=e4IxbkcCGUK900zqA6qTOYNea0gz2WUofdOlvijQz4A&s=1WRWCkJXsF7c_Cif3VT1ZlP0wfpqW0ovnw_6D62yYPA&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__orgsync.com_150887_events_2137184_occurrences_5108551&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=utafVVnK_aXVelVdzUMRSiCKdAvNHVBc6mgP9nbKaoE&m=nobYQTepKiOUzLVirF-rwdyWuSSbi4yLxqwuLJ2-FgU&s=f_JOGmGPpvW_Y5q6d-uyiHAYmCCnBb8s29x4hEg2HAw&e=>. They will also perform<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_128835537875961_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=utafVVnK_aXVelVdzUMRSiCKdAvNHVBc6mgP9nbKaoE&m=nobYQTepKiOUzLVirF-rwdyWuSSbi4yLxqwuLJ2-FgU&s=Vn-pPEqtW07dzcloqxWmWSGAQL0rAGLyMOTAgSa4rj0&e=> their poetry on 11/8 at 8pm in Sudler Hall, WLH. Voke Spoken Word will open for them.

"The events are sponsored by Trans at Yale, Voke Spoken Word, FAS Dean’s Office, James Mandelbaum & Steven Byrnes Resource Fund for LGBT Studies, Poynter Fellowship for Journalism, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, the Office of LGBTQ Resources, Women Faculty Forum, OutLaws, the Department of English, and the LGBTQ Affinity Group."

For more information: sarah.gavis-hughson at yale.edu<mailto:sarah.gavis-hughson at yale.edu>


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