Hall, Sheri L.: - 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 titled 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 PenFire Publishing and East of Red ArtHouse, the Interim CEO of Poetry for Personal Power, and provides consulting and assistance for many other non-profit, community-based, and arts organizations. Sheri Purpose Hall is a 2019 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Awardee and Studios Resident Artist in her 2nd year, 2019 Art in the loop grant recipient, 2019 and 2017 Arts KC Inspiration Grant recipient, and the 2017 ArtsKC Inspiration Breakfast featured artist. 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.