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Alix Olson 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.[1]
Olson's work has 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 Jam, and is the subject of a documentary film, Left Lane: On the Road with Folk Poet Alix Olson by Samantha Farinella.
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