Playwright and poet David Olsen is a member of Writers in Oxford, the Poetry Society, Oxford Stanza, Back Room Poets, organizer of Oxford Cafe Poets, and co-founder of White Horse Poets. A holder of a BA in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in creative writing from San Francisco State University, David has lived in Oxford since 2002. He was formerly an energy economist, management consultant, newspaper essayist, and performing arts critic.