Alix Olson is an internationally touring spoken word artist-activist.
One part peace vigil, one part protest rally, and one part joyful raucous concert, Alix ignites audiences everywhere she performs. Howard Zinn (historian/activist) calls Alix “an ingenious poet, a brilliant performer, a funny person, a serious thinker. Quite simply, extraordinary.”“a red-hot, fire-bellied, feminismo-spewin’ volcano. plus she rhymes. listen to her now!” ~Alison Bechdel
booking/contact
Alix is represented by SpeakOut Speakers and Artists for college bookings: Visit speakoutnow.org, email info@speakoutnow.org, or call 510.601.0182. For all other bookings email booking@alixolson.com. Click here to contact Alix.
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“…an advocate for grassroots truth.” ~Utne Magazine
100 Women We Love 2016
Alix Olson is a bonafide superstar of the spoken word community. She’s released three albums (“Protagonist,” “Independence Meal” and “Built Like That”); been the editor of a spoken word anthology (“Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution”);...
Quotes about Alix
“An ingenious poet, a brilliant performer, a funny person, a serious thinker. Quite simply, extraordinary.” – Howard Zinn
about Alix Olson’s Word Warriors
“It’s difficult to find role models who’ve stood up to the system and lived to tell the tale. Each and every one of the writers in this collection is a role model for anyone who wants to change the world. And if I’m feeling scared, powerless, sad, or less than, this is the book I intend to read to get my courage up.”
—Kate Bornstein, author of Hello, Cruel World and Gender Outlaw
Learn more about Word Warriors:35 women leaders in the spoken word revolution
