This past Thursday I attended the Hearst Center to view Crystal Gibbens as she read a few of her own works. Through my observations, I identified that Crystal was originally from a small town. Through her readings, she expressed her teenage-desires to leave her hometown and expand her experiences of different places. She later explained she was raised in Washburn, Wisconsin. She explained that many of her poems were reflections on events in her life. She shared her written poems about her hometown and a time when she was a bartender. She shared one poem that used lists instead of complete sentences. When the audience asked her about this piece, she explained how it’s an easy way to begin writing and said it was a helpful tip to write a type
