Sheri Hall

Sheri Hall

Community-Based Art - Literary - Multi-Disciplinary - Performance Art - Spoken Word/ Poetry

purpose@spokenpurpose.com

Website: http://spokenpurpose.com

Blog URL: https://www.spokenpurpose.com/blog

 8163092296

   4343 Bellefontaine Ave, Kansas City, MO, 64130

Sheri Purpose Hall is a spoken word artist, author, radio personality, educator, and minister who uses her work to provide perspective and engage conversational empathy.  She has three books: a book of poetry, epistles and essays entitled "Black Girl Shattered"; a poetry chapbook “Chosen for Both”; and a workbook/workshop "Writing Wrongs: Writing to Heal" which won an award from Bike for the Brain, a non-profit organization that works to reduce mental health stigma.

She is the founder of Arsyn Press and East of Red ArtHouse, director of KC Poet Tree, regional supervisor for Poetry for Personal Power, and provides consulting and assistance for many other non-profit, community-based, and arts organizations.

Sheri Purpose Hall is a Charlotte Street Studios Resident Artist in her 2nd year, the 2017 ArtsKC Inspiration Breakfast featured artist, and a 2017 Arts KC Inspiration Grant recipient.  She has also earned the opportunity to represent Kansas City Nationally as an individual competitor at the Women of the World Poetry slam 2 years in a row (2017/18) and as a team competitor at the National Poetry Slam 4 years in a row.

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