Southwest Shootout 2014 Workshop - Breaking the Box

DiverseWorks and Houston VIP Poetry Slam present the Southwest Shootout 2014, June 13 & 14.  The Southwest Shootout is a regional poetry slam tournament and showcase with artists representing the greater Southwest United States.

Featuring teams from Albuquerque Poetry Slam, Red Dirt Poetry Slam (Oklahoma City, OK), Meta-four Houston, Eclectic Truth (Baton Rouge, LA), Austin Neo-Soul, Backup Plan (Baton Rouge, LA), Austin Poetry Slam (Austin, TX), UrbSLAM (St. Louis, MO), Laredo Border Slam, Dallas Poetry Slam, Team Gravy Poetry Slam (Killeen, TX), The Blah Blah Blah Poetry Spot (San Antonio, TX), The Lafayette National Poetry Slam Team, Mic Check (Bryan, TX), Slamarillo (Amarillo, TX), Slam New Orleans, and Houston VIP Slam.

Saturday, June 14, 10am
Breaking the Box

Breaking the Box Workshop features Ebony Stewart (pictured). Be prepared to write – whether digitally or analog – make sure you’re prepared.

Ebony Stewart is Black Girl Magic and the only adult female Three Time Slam Champion in Austin, TX. She has shared stages with Amiri Baraka, was voted Slam Artist of the Year by National Poetry Awards, nominated top eight of Austin’s MUST SEE, was one of the leading members of the Austin Neo-Soul slam team in 2010, ranking 4th in the Nation.

In 2012 she co-coached the Neo-Soul slam team, taking them to first place in Group Piece Finals and coached the Austin Poetry Slam team, in 2013, leading them to 5th place at the National Poetry Slam.

When Ebony Stewart is not performing, she teaches Sex Education to sixth and seventh graders.

The Austin Chronicle stated “Ebony is a wide-eyed and physically fluid young woman.” While Ebony describes her personality and spoken word style as “beasty.”

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This project is funded by a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.