Elko, Nevada
2024 NATIONAL Cowboy Poetry Gathering
The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, established in 1985, is the foremost celebration of Western poets, musicians, and storytellers. Making her second appearance at the Gathering, Olivia was a featured artist at this year's event. Read more.
About Olivia
Poet
Performer
Performer
As a teenager, Olivia was drawn into the slam poetry movement and, as a senior, earned the title of NM State Slam Poetry Champion. In the decade since, she has continued to use her poetic voice to honor her northern New Mexico heritage all while educating and mobilizing New Mexicans around the risks and uncertainties of their natural resources.
Performer
Performer
Performer
Olivia has been a featured poet at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and a featured storyteller for the Taos Storytelling Festival. In 2023, she was a featured artist in the Ojos Diferentes’ augmented reality project that poetically re-imagined Robert Oppenheimer’s Santa Fe office.
Environmental Advocate
Environmental Advocate
Environmental Advocate
As a farmer from the Taos Valley, Olivia understands there is no precedent for the climate crisis. She has been a long time acequia advocate and uses her writing and advocacy to testify of her tireless commitment to the continuation of land-based ways of life.
More about Olivia
Environmental Advocate
Environmental Advocate
Check out Olivia's Wikipedia page and her bio for more information.
With the surrender of the world we return to our fields. Witness the sunset give its sermon to the crops. Gaze — not into the eyes of your companions or the events of the world — but, finally, into yourself.
from Sheltering in Place Together on Earth
