# Ode to the Women on Long Island

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-the-women-on-long-island/791759>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-the-women-on-long-island/791759 "2017-07-20T21:57:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-the-women-on-long-island/791759/1 "2017-07-20T21:57:34Z")

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Because there are not enough ass-kicking, name-taking poets in our lives.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kqpip0H1QTE/maxresdefault.jpg "Olivia Gatwood - Ode to the Women on Long Island") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqpip0H1QTE)

The poem is great but it’s the performance that would make Lin-Manuel sit up and snap.  
ETA: And fuck me for not including the poet’s name: Olivia Gatwood