Olivia Cole (poet) explained

Olivia Cole (born 1981) is a British poet.^[1]

Biography

Cole was born and raised in Kent, and read English at Christ Church, Oxford.

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]

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]

External links

• Facebook Poets: Ten Rising Stars of British Poetry Times Online, 11 April 2009
• Olivia Cole biography nthposition.com
• One on One: Olivia Cole considers Louis MacNeice's Snow Poetry Magazine
• Olivia Cole The Daily Beast

Notes and References

1. http://www.clivejames.com/poetry/cole Olivia Cole
2. http://londonersdiary.standard.co.uk/2009/10/olivias-poetry-in-motion-.html Olivia's poetry in motion
3. http://www.powells.com/review/2005_03_06.html In Gatsby's Shadow: The Story of Charles Macomb Flandrau
4. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/forget-honorary-jokes-carol-ann-can-show-us-why-poetry-matters-6731385.html Forget 'honorary jokes': Carol Ann can show us why poetry matters
5. http://www.spectator.co.uk/search/author/?searchString=Olivia%20Cole Olivia Cole
6. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1ac0408-175f-11df-87f6-00144feab49a.html#axzz1oi3Iv4Ll Lives Like Loaded Guns
7. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/olivia-coles-oscar-week-diary-7545916.html Olivia Cole's Oscar week diary