Ebony Stewart is an international touring interdisciplinary poet, writer, and performance artist. Her work speaks to the Black experience, with emphasis on gender, sexuality, womanhood, queer-positivity, 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 mental health advocate and former sexual health educator also has a Master's in Social Work and is soon to be the hood’s favorite 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 BloodFresh, Home.Girl.Hood., and Love Letters toBalled Fists. Her work has been featured in AfroPunk, Button Poetry, For Harriet, Teen Vogue, The Texas Observer, Houston Public Media, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic, 2021 Colorism Healing Writing Contest, Write About Now Poetry, and more. Let us not forget, the only poet to perform at the 2018 Seattle Pride Festival before 200,000 people, was Ebony Stewart.
She is, #thestoryoftheblackgirlwinning
