Ebony Stewart @ Heroes
Ebony Stewart is a touring performance artist and slam poet who
has been active in the central Texas slam poetry scene and theater
community for over a decade. She has coached participants in the
Austin Neo-Soul Poetry Slam, finished first and fifth, respectively,
at the National Poetry Slam and the They Speak Youth Slam, and
finished eighth in the world at the Brave New Voices competition. The only adult female three-time Slam Champion in Austin, Texas, recently voted Top Female Touring Poet. Her work has been published in the Texas Observer, For Harriet, and Teen Vogue. She is the author of the poetry collections The Queen’s Glory & The Pussy’s Box, Ricochet and Love Letters To Balled Fists. In 2015, she debuted her one-woman show, Hunger, for which she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a drama and in 2016 nominated and recognized by the Austin Critics” Table. Ebony Stewart aka The Gully Princess aka “She’ll eat your cupcake” – she, her, story of the black girl winning.
WordSpace is honored to partner with Dallas Poetry Slam to produce Feature Readers on 3rd Fridays of every month at Heroes Lounge, 7402 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231.
Admission: $5 or Buy a VIP Season Pass
WordSpace Members Free: RSVP18
