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Take Me with You

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A "surprising and powerful" (The Millions) book of poetry that's small enough to carry with you, but full of messages big enough to stay with you--from one of the most quotable and influential poets of our time, the subject of the award-winning film Come See Me in the Good Light.

Just to be clear, I don't want to get out without a broken heart. I intend to leave this life so shattered there better be a thousand separate heavens for all my flying parts.

In Take Me With You, Andrea Gibson explores themes of love, gender, politics, sexuality, family, and forgiveness with stunning imagery and a fierce willingness to delve into the exploration of what it means to heal and to be different in this strange age.

Illustrated throughout with evocative line drawings by Sarah J. Coleman, this book is divided into three sections: On Love, On the World, and On Becoming. Written in one-liners, couplets, greatest hits phrases, and longer-form poems, it has something for everyone, and is destined to be placed in stockings, lockers, and the hands of anyone who could use its wisdom.
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Book Details

ISBN:
9780735219519
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
208
Authors:
Andrea Gibson
Publisher:
Plume Books
Published Date:
2018-01-23
Language:
English

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About the poet: Andrea Gibson

Andrea Gibson (1975–2025) was born in Calais, Maine, and became one of the most beloved voices in spoken word poetry. Their work addressed LGBTQ identity, disability, love, grief, and social justice with extraordinary emotional force. They were the author of multiple collections including The Madness Vase (Penmanship Books, 2011), Take Me with You (Write Bloody, 2014), and Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry, 2018). They received the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry. In 2021, Gibson announced a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and their subsequent work continued to engage illness, death, and resilience with characteristic directness.

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