RN Documentary: Verbal Fireworks

Part of Series RN Documentaries
Length 29:30
Licensor Radio Netherlands
Producer(s) David Swatling
Formats Soft Feature
Topics Literature, Politics, Women
Produced October 18, 2005
Added to PRX October 18, 2005
 

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Summary:

A profile of Alix Olson - award winning spoken word performance artist/activist considered by some “one of the ten most dangerous women in America.”

Website:

http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/cultureandhistory/050624vh?view=Standard

Tones:

Engaging, Fresh Air-ish, Political

Language:

English

Description:

Alix Olson has been called a “spoken word diva,” a “road poet on a mission” and a “word warrior.” She calls her voice her “weapon of choice” and her powerful work contains equal doses of humor, anger and compassion. A champion slam poet, Olson introduced the new urban literary genre to Europe at Rotterdam’s Poetry International. As an activist, she’s been honored for her exceptional commitment to social justice in Washington D.C. But at the same time, a conservative women’s organization put her on their list of Ten Most Dangerous Women in America.