Olivia Dodd

Olivia Dodd is an American poet, actor, writer, playwright, and performance artist. She gained popularity on social media platforms due to the poetry she writes for strangers on a typewriter.

Early life and education Dodd first began writing poetry at a very early age. She attended the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

Dodd is primarily known for writing poetry using a typewriter in public spaces and giving away the poetry to strangers. Her presence has grown on social media, including over 272,000 followers on Instagram (as of May 2026). A London-based poet, she often settles in London's Regents Park. In addition to poetry, Dodd is an actor. In speaking with Good Days Album, she said, There are a lot of crossovers with my style of poetry and acting, because it's this kind of performance art. Sitting in a space and allowing somebody to come up to you and speak openly, then write for them on the spot and read the poem to them, requires a performative element, and acting training has allowed me to be more comfortable in those settings.

Theatrical work Dodd made her theatre debut at the Fringe festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dodd performed a play titled The Poetess, which centers a poet who inherits her grandmother's typewriter.