Alix Olson

Since winning the 1998 National Poetry Slam and the OutWrite LGBT Slam in 1999, Alix Olson has coauthored Burning Down the House, published two books of poetry, and produced two spoken word CDs and the award-winning documentary. Left Lane: On the Road with Alix Olson. Olson has headlined HBO's Def Poetry Jam, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Time Out, The Progressive, Girlfriends, The Advocate, Out, Poets & Writers, Venus, and hundreds of other regional...See more

Since winning the 1998 National Poetry Slam and the OutWrite LGBT Slam in 1999, Alix Olson has coauthored Burning Down the House, published two books of poetry, and produced two spoken word CDs and the award-winning documentary. Left Lane: On the Road with Alix Olson. Olson has headlined HBO's Def Poetry Jam, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Time Out, The Progressive, Girlfriends, The Advocate, Out, Poets & Writers, Venus, and hundreds of other regional newspapers and magazines. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. See less