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December 2, 2025

Enjoy this play in choreopoem format from the brain of Sheri Hall, displaying the Arthropy (formerly Poetry for Personal Power) mission “Using art to show that emotional distress is temporary and transformative”.

The Arthropy Art-A-Thon is an arts and mental health/wellness event hosted live and highlighting the work of artists who have had experience with trauma or mental distress. This year we will be presenting a play in choreopoem format!

Arthropy has always asked the question “How do you overcome adversity?” This event will be no different. It will display lived experience through a variety of art forms with stories of mental distress, encouragement, and information with the intent to highlight mental health and its impact when it is unaddressed.

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Meet the 2025 artists

CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND CREATOR

Sheri Purpose Hall

www.spokenpurpose.com

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 Four books: a book of poetry, epistles, and essays titled “Black Girl Shattered”(2017); two poetry chapbooks “Mélange du Femme Noir” (2019) and “Chosen for Both” (2015); and a workbook/workshop “Writing Wrongs: Writing to Heal” (2016) 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 Spit Fire, East of Red ArtHouse, and PenFire Publishing; Executive Director of Arthropy (formerly Poetry for Personal Power); and provides consulting and assistance for many other non-profit, community-based, and arts organizations.