Take Me With You
Jan 2018 · Penguin
4.6star
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A “surprising and powerful” (The Millions) book of poetry that’s short enough to read in a single sitting, 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 is destined to find its way into the hands of anyone who could use its wisdom.
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 is destined to find its way into the hands of anyone who could use its wisdom.
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4.6
25 reviews
Cara Noble
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December 31, 2018
I love this work. Andrea Gibson has a way with words unlike any other. This is exactly what i needed right now.
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AB BT
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August 21, 2019
I love it , everything .you are beautiful poet more than my 🌻🌻🌻e
7 people found this review helpful
doydoyyyyy
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January 20, 2020
Thank you.
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About the author
Andrea Gibson made a career at the forefront of the spoken-word movement. Gibson was the first winner of the Women’s World Poetry Slam and headlined prestigious performance venues all over the country and abroad. Gibson’s poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and the struggles LGBTQ people face in today’s society. A devoted fanbase sees Gibson’s work as a rally cry to action and a welcome mat at the door of the heart’s most compassionate room. Born in Calais, Maine, Gibson lived for many years in Colorado and was named the state’s poet laureate in 2023. Andrea Gibson passed away in July 2025.
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