Zoë Flowers has the power to heal with her hands and words. Her poetry and essays can be found in Stand Our Ground; Poems for Trayvon Martin and Marissa Alexander, Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Assault and the new anthology, Love WITH Accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse. Her articles and interviews can be found on The Grio, Bloom Magazine, and several online journals.
Zoë entered the gender-based violence movement in 2000. Since then, she’s spoken nationally and internationally, worked at several domestic violence coalitions, and at a national women of color organization for the past ten years.
In 2004, Zoë interviewed other survivors about their experiences with domestic/sexual violence. From Ashes to Angel’s Dust: A Journey Through Womanhood is the book that emerged. ASHES – is the play adapted from stories chronicled in the book and has had many successful performances including; Yale University’s Fearless Conference, The White House’s United State of Women Summit in 2016, National Coalition against Domestic Violence’s National Conference, Smith College, and Brown University.
Zoë currently facilitates healing sessions, retreats, and workshops across the globe as the Founder of Soul Requirements, Inc., a healing centered consulting business merging art and holistic healing.
With Poetic Theater Productions:
Writer, Producer, Actress in From Ashes to Angel’s Dust in Poetic License 2012
Actress in Shatter the Sky in Poetic License 2013
Actress in And Then Came the Word presented in Conscious Language 2015
Writer, Producer, Actress in Relate-ta-tive Landscapes: Black Womyn Magick
Artist in Judson Arts Wednesdays’ BAILOUT THEATRE featuring Poetic Theater Productions
Artist in Love, Redefined: RESIST in Poetic License 2017
Featured Artist in Poetic Open Sessions July 2020
Featured Artist in Seeking Safety in Uncertainty: Virtual Open Mic Night w/ NYTW & PTP