Olivia Gatwood at Button Poetry Live

[@noelgeraghty1000]

She is literally my favorite poet. I can quote her now. She makes me hopeful for artists.

[@lakeshagadson357]

she is one of the best poets out there

[@Zoe-fd8ll]

Poetry Timestamps (bc Olivia Gatwood is amazing and her poems are worth coming back to all the time): Section 1 0:15 "Ode to My Bitchface" 5:39 "Jordan Convinced Me That Pads Are Disgusting" 9:11 "Ode to Elise In Eighth Grade Health Class" 10:57 "The First Shave" 13:14 "Liberty" Section 2 17:04 "The Only Thing I Brought From America" 20:40: "Backpedal" 23:34 "Fourth Week of Two Days In July" Section 3 27:21 "The Scholar" 29:58 "Ode to My Period Underwear" 35:42 "Alternate Universe In Which I Am Unfazed By The Men Who Do Not Love Me'

[@citrus_aves]

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[@RigobertoTejeda]

Doing the Lord’s work! Thank you!

[@tinotendandudzo4786]

What a brilliant storyteller. She inspires me. That last poem gave me goosebumps. All the hours, all the time. Wow.

[@lakeshagadson357]

I could listen to her all day long

[@goldenalpaca3881]

i love her anecdotes, she's such a good storyteller

[@snailflowers]

i love her poetry so much

[@kelseybritton986]

I recently bought "Life of the Party" and wow, hearing some of these read aloud brings them a whole new power I didn't know they could have. Incredible, eloquent, piercing words. Thank you Olivia!

[@retailgirly3871]

Wow this was so fun!

[@semiboom]

amazing

[@sattyanondasarkar1981]

go ahead sister... Love form Bangladesh...

[@gavingaka5881]

Please tell her to pleeeease pls pls perform that poem of hers with the line " i am afraid that outside of here is just another here" and addendum ii to no baptism and maybe The lover as a tapeworm

[@lakeshagadson357]

I never seen that show big little liars