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To be named Best in Literary Arts by Chattanooga Business Elite at the Black Excellence Awards in 2025 and 2026 is something I don’t take lightly.
I have been nominated every year since the awards began in 2020 and that alone feels like an embrace from my city.
But to win, back to back, feels like affirmation from a community that sees me.
It feels amazing to be acknowledged for the art I create.
The words. The rooms. The moments. The intention.
I am deeply humbled by the love and support.
Thank you to everyone who reads the poems, books the shows, sits in the audience, shares my name in rooms I’m not in, and believes in the work.
This isn’t just a win for mE it’s a win for literary arts, for poetry, for creative risk, and for every Black storyteller building something beautiful.
Grateful. Grounded. Growing.
Erika Roberts 🖤
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I had fun being a featured poet for !
11/18/2025
"...So here’s to the work:
not just the programs and plans,
but the pulse underneath
the courage to keep showing up
with open hands,
to keep building
where others see walls."
Artist in Residence Erika Roberts opened the Placemaking for Healthy Communities 2026 planning retreat with those words.
Read more about what’s coming next for this program that connects neighbors to resources and to each other: https://www.theenterprisectr.org/opening-doors-navigating-our-placemaking-landscape-for-2026/
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