Volume Three: Chapter Five - Our Conversation with Ebony Stewart

Ebony Stewart is an international touring poet and performance artist. Her work speaks to the black experience, with emphasis on gender, sexuality, womanhood, and race, with the hopes to be relatable, remove shame, heal minds, encourage dialogue, and inspire folks in marginalized communities.As one of the most decorated poets in Texas, Ebony is a respected coach & mentor, one of the top touring poets in the country, and a Woman of the World Poetry Slam Champion.The Sexual Health activist and former Sexual Health Educator is also pursuing a license as a Clinician Therapist.As a playwright, Ebony’s one woman shows, Hunger and Ocean, have received B. Iden Payne Awards & the David Mark Cohen New Play Award.She is the author of Love Letters to Balled Fists and Home.Girl.Hood. Her work has been featured in For Harriet, AfroPunk, Teen Vogue, and The Texas Observer. The only poet to perform at the 2018 Seattle Pride Festival before 200,000 people, was Ebony Stewart. Connect with Ebony:IG: @gullyprincessTwitter: @ebpoetryWebsite: ebpoetry.comRecorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include:Jahman Hill: Cash Me OutsideIG: @jahman_rondoTwitter: @jahman_rondoWebsite: jahmanhill.comAlysia Harris: In Situations Like ThisIG: @poppyinthewheatTwitter: @poppyinthewheatWebsite: alysiaharris.comEbony Stewart: White Men Say Weird Things to MeEbony Stewart: Mental Health BarzSupport the show