LGBTQ+ Advocate, Published Writer, Spoken Word Poet🌈 Tear out of the pages and words that have been printed to keep you in line.
Zoë Ariel Dunning, also known by Zack (ze/they/he), is a queer, trans writer by nature and trade, born and based in Kansas City, Missouri. Ze is primarily a creative composer, poetry being zir forté and passion, but ze’s dabbled in journalism and written for various publications and blogs. Ze currently does freelance work.
They've been making a name for themself in the local trans and poetry community since 2021 but have been writing since they were old enough to pick up a pencil. They are a three-time finalist in the Kansas City Poetry Slam, a competitor in the 2022-23 KC Grand Slam, and have been featured at Poetic Underground KC thrice before.
They are published by On-the-High Literary Journal, The Flying Ketchup Press, and more! They regularly pour themself out to perfect strangers at open mics and share at queer events. When they’re not, they’re writing poetry like solving a puzzle. Just one last line to crack the code!
He writes both fact and fiction about his queer experience, religious upbringing, trauma, polyamory, mental illness, disability, neurodivergence, educating people about trans issues, and making sense of it all.
They say that the pen
Is mightier than the sword
The tongue is sharpest
So cut your teeth on some of Zoë’s finest pieces!
If you learn something or just appreciate their writing, you can tip them at cash.app/$zoeadunnin or paypal.me/zoeadunning.
