Alix Olson

Alix Olson

Infobox_Person
name = Alix Olson


birth_date = 1975
birth_place = Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
occupation = Spoken word poet

Alix Olson (born 1975 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [ [http://www.mindtv.org/cgi-bin/display_asset.fcg?member_id=1776;ordinal=711;file=vodind.ttml;style=mind Mind TV site: "Alix Olson / Wholly Human"] ] ) is an American poet who works exclusively in spoken word. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 1997 and uses her work to address issues of capitalism, sexism, homophobia, heterosexism, transphobia, misogyny, and patriarchy. She identifies as a lesbian, socialist feminist.citation |url=http://www.alixolson.com/articles/progressive/progressive.html |first=Elizabeth |last=DiNovella |date=October 2003 |title=Alix Olson: Word Warrior |periodical=The Progressive |accessdate=2008-02-19 ]

In 1997, Olson began performing at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, where she eventually made the 1998 Nuyorican Poetry Slam team. She and her fellow Nuyorican team members Lynne Procope, Steve Coleman and Guy LeCharles Gonzalez would go on to win the 1998 National Poetry Slam Championship that year in Austin, TX.Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). "Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam." New York City: Soft Skull Press. "Chapter 19: And Two Become Three; Mouth Almighy Becomes NYC-Urbana and Nuyo's Championship Team Becomes louderARTS" ISBN 1-933-36882-9.] This championship would lead to Soft Skull Press publishing the anthology "Burning Down the House" which showcased poetry by Olson, Procope, Coleman and Gonzalez as well as poetry by the 1998 Nuyorican Team's coach, Roger Bonair-Agard. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1887128484 "Burning Down the House" Amazon site] ]

Olson's work has also been published in several publications including Emanuel Xavier's "Bullets & Butterflies: queer spoken word poetry" (Suspect Thoughts, 2005) and Amy Sonnie's "Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology" (Alyson Publications, 2000). She has been a headliner on HBO's "Def Poetry", and is the subject of a documentary film, "Left Lane: On the Road with Folk Poet Alix Olson" by Samantha Farinella.

She most recently edited the spoken word anthology, "Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution." The book, published by Seal Press in 2007, featured essays and poetry from poets such as Patricia Smith, Eileen Myles, Sarah Jones, Suheir Hammad, Staceyann Chin, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Lynn Breedlove and Michelle Tea, among others. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1580052215 "Word Warrior" Amazon site] ]

Discography

* 2001: "Built Like That"
* 2003: "Independence Meal"

References


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