02/23/2026
We hope you can join us for a very special film screening at Korppi this Sunday, March 1st.
The details: Doors open at 5:30pm; Movie begins at 6pm. Popcorn will be provided, movie is free of charge. BYO Beverages, water provided.
Please secure your spot by RSVPing via the event in our profile, as space may be limited. Read on for the story...
Laura here—Andrea Gibson’s poetry has been a part of my life since I first encountered their words in a bathroom stall in the basement of ’s Burling library in the early aughts. It was a college tradition that people would write on the bathroom walls and every so often the college would just paint over it and the palate would be fresh and ready for sharing wisdom (or, just as often, song lyrics and other mischief). A few stanzas of Andrea’s poem “Enough” were written on the stall (not the wall, so they had more staying power) and I was enthralled immediately. Reading that poem on bathroom breaks during marathon study sessions was a reset for me, a reminder that there was more to life, a reminder to embrace joy, a reminder to no longer “look at my cup as though it’s half empty or half full” but know that “it’ll always be enough to fill me up.” Their beautifully curated words accompanied me through my 20s—through all the trials, big and small, and eventually through my coming out at the end of that decade.
Andrea was fighting cancer for the majority of the last few years of their life. The way in which they navigated their diagnosis, treatment, and journey was an inspiration to so many, whether or not they had ever met Andrea. Their words and wisdom were immeasurably helpful and inspirational to me when I was navigating a health crisis of my own a few years back and had to choose whether to let it consume my joy or see the situation as a reminder to open my heart to life and love. Their death last August was heart wrenching. I am forever grateful that they blessed the world with their art, energy, and wholehearted love. (Continued in comments)
