About Olivia Cole
Born 1981. Olivia Cole is a poet and writer.
Olivia Cole (born 1981) is a British poet.
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, 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.
Cole also works as a journalist in London and has written for The Spectator, the Financial Times, the London Evening Standard and The New Statesman.
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