Alix Olson is an internationally touring folk poet and progressive queer artist-activist. One part peace vigil, one part protest rally, and one part joyful raucous concert, Alix ignites audiences everywhere she performs. Olson's innumerable stage, broadcast, radio and print appearances include twice headlining HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" (Russell Simmons), and an inclusion in Utne Magazine's InRadio compilation. Utne's website calls Olson "...the spoken word diva everyone's talking about." Since winning 1998s National Poetry Slam with her New York City team and 1999s OutWrite LGBT Slam, Alix has co-authored Burning Down the House (Soft Skull Press), published two books of poetry, produced two spoken word CDs and an award-winning documentary, and has had her work placed in dozens of anthologies and compilations. Alix has graced the covers of Ms. Magazine, who called Olson a "road-poet-on-a-mission," Curve Magazine, Lambda Book Report, Lavender Lens, and Velvet Park Magazines. In addition, Alix and her work have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Out, Go NYC, The Progressive, Girlfriends Magazine, The Advocate, OUT Magazine, Poets and Writers, The Washington Post, Woman Rock, Venus, Lesbian News, Gay and Lesbian Times, Nervy Girl, Salon.com, the Lesbian Review of Books, and hundreds of regional newspaper and magazines. A recent interview with Olson for The Progressive calls her a "word warrior" and gives a comprehensive peek into just what makes her ...
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