The Weight of Words and The Carry On | Erika Roberts | TEDxChattanooga

Erika Roberts shares a very recent, intimate experience and helps us imagine carrying on not just as an action but also as a noun. Erika is a creative strategist, poet, and community healer that uses poetry to facilitate radical self-care within communities that have withstood generational and systemic traumas. Her leadership has transformed the way arts-based community engagements can impact civic and non-profit organizations such as The City of Chattanooga, The Hunter Museum of American Art, PopUp Project, CHI Memorial Hospital, Glass House Collective, Westside Evolves Project, Chattanooga Design Studio, Hamilton County Schools, TinkerMa and The United Way of Chattanooga.

Erika is also the creator and curator of the late-night shows, Midnight Poetry. She co-created the series at the Hunter “Vision + Verse” where artists respond to the art of the museum. She is also one of the creators of the festival show “Shades of Poetry.” While she has won many awards and has been recognized for her work, at the end of the day, she is a Creative that creates. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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