Olivia Cole (poet)
Olivia Cole (born 1981) is a British poet.[1]
Early life
Cole was born and raised in Kent,and read English at Christ Church, Oxford.
Poetry
After being a winner of the 2003 Eric Gregory Award,[2][3] Cole quickly made her mark as a poet. In 2006, she appeared on the BBC documentary, Betjeman & Me: Griff Rhys Jones.
Her first collection, Restricted View was published in 2009.[4]
Journalism
Cole also works as a journalist in London and has written for The Spectator,[5] the Financial Times[6] and the London Evening Standard.[7]
References
- ↑ Olivia Cole CliveJames.com
- ↑ Olivia's poetry in motion Londoner's Diary, Evening Standard, 20 October 2009
- ↑ In Gatsby's Shadow: The Story of Charles Macomb Flandrau Powell's Books, 6 March 2005
- ↑ Forget 'honorary jokes': Carol Ann can show us why poetry matters Evening Standard, 1 May 2009
- ↑ Olivia Cole The Spectator
- ↑ Lives Like Loaded Guns FT.com, 15 February 2010
- ↑ Olivia Cole's Oscar week diary ES Magazine, Evening Standard, 9 March 2012
External links
- Facebook Poets: Ten Rising Stars of British Poetry Times Online, 11 April 2009 (subscription required)
- Olivia Cole biography nthposition.com
- One on One: Olivia Cole considers Louis MacNeice's Snow Poetry Magazine
- Olivia Cole The Daily Beast
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