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In 1997, Olson began performing at the ], where she eventually made the 1998 Nuyorican ] team. She and her fellow Nuyorican team members ], Steve Coleman and Guy LeCharles Gonzalez would go on to win the 1998 ] Championship that year in Austin, TX.<ref name="wiyf">Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.'' ]: Soft Skull Press. "Chapter 19: And Two Become Three; Mouth Almighy Becomes NYC-Urbana and Nuyo's Championship Team Becomes louderARTS" ISBN 1-933368-82-9.</ref> This championship would lead to ] 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, ].<ref name="burn"></ref> In 1997, Olson began performing at the ], where she eventually made the 1998 Nuyorican ] team. She and her fellow Nuyorican team members ], Steve Coleman and Guy LeCharles Gonzalez would go on to win the 1998 ] Championship that year in Austin, TX.<ref name="wiyf">Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. (2008). ''Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam.'' ]: Soft Skull Press. "Chapter 19: And Two Become Three; Mouth Almighy Becomes NYC-Urbana and Nuyo's Championship Team Becomes louderARTS" ISBN 1-933368-82-9.</ref> This championship would lead to ] 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, ].<ref name="burn"></ref>

Olson's work has also been published in several publications including ]'s ''Bullets & Butterflies: queer spoken word poetry'' (Suspect Thoughts, 2005) and ]'s '']: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology'' (], 2000). She has been a headliner on ]'s '']'', and is the subject of a ], ''Left Lane: On the Road with Folk Poet Alix Olson'' by ].


She edited the spoken word anthology, ''Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution.'' The book, published by Seal Press in 2007, features essays and poetry from poets such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], among others.<ref name="ww"></ref> She edited the spoken word anthology, ''Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution.'' The book, published by Seal Press in 2007, features essays and poetry from poets such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], among others.<ref name="ww"></ref>

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Alix Olson
Born1975
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationSpoken word poet

Alix Olson (born 1975 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) 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 queer feminist.

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. 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.

She edited the spoken word anthology, Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution. The book, published by Seal Press in 2007, features 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.

Discography

References

  1. Mind TV site: "Alix Olson / Wholly Human"
  2. DiNovella, Elizabeth (October 2003), "Alix Olson: Word Warrior", The Progressive, retrieved 2008-02-19
  3. 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 1-933368-82-9.
  4. Burning Down the House Amazon site
  5. Word Warrior Amazon site

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