Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns

 

Discussion Questions

 

1. What is Andrea Gibson's soul message with her work? How is that developed through the poems in this collection? Use specific evidence. 

 

2. In the featured poem Blue Blanket Gibson depicts a picture of a court scene. What was her reason behind this? Did it make the poem more or less impactful? Do you think it was necessary? 

 

3. Why do multiple poems in this book reference to soldiers? Is there a tie between the different references in different poems? Use evidence to support your answer.

 

4.  Does Andrea Gibson's work inspire or spark change? If so, how? Use specific evidence. 

 

5. Do you think Andrea really loves Heather? Is it just infatuation? Describe their relationship using textual evidence.