Olivia Mulligan Author

Olivia Mulligan, or Liv as she is known, was born and bred in North Yorkshire. After spending several years in London, completing a degree in Drama and Creative Writing, and a short spell working in the city, she could no longer resist the call of the Yorkshire Dales.

Liv is a keen cross country runner, a coffee barista, and now – poet. Her spoken word poem, ‘The Lockdown Chat’ was aired at the 2020 BBC Upload Festival in the Writers’ Tent. In March 2021 Liv was invited to be ‘Poet Laureate’ for a weekly slot on BBC Radio York.

“I have many childhood memories of making up and performing silly rhymes, songs and stories, even before I started school. These days I find I am inspired with poetry ideas when I am out running. I can’t jot down the verses until I get home so to help me remember the lines I keep repeating the words out loud as I huff and puff up and down hills, sounding truly insane.

“I love how poetry encourages rebellion, experimentation, freedom and so much more.”