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Olivia Gatwood
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Olivia Gatwood

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Olivia Gatwood is a poet, author, and speaker from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has received national recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as an educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery. Her collections include New American Best Friend and Life of the Party, which published to critical acclaim. As a finalist at Brave New Voices, Women of the World Poetry Slam, and the National Poetry Slam, Gatwood has been featured on HBO, HuffPost, MTV, VH1, and the BBC. She currently lives in Santa Cruz, CA, where she is writing her debut novel, Whoever You Are, Honey.

Books by Olivia Gatwood

Whoever You Are, Honey

A stylish and seductive tale of obsession from the US poet sensation Olivia Gatwood.

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Life of the Party

From internationally acclaimed poet and performer, Olivia Gatwood, comes a dazzling collection of magnificent, angry, precise poems about growing up in our sexist, sensationalised world.

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