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Playing With Poetry Workshop

Would you like to nourish your creative self-expression?

Do you want to relax and play on the page?

Don’t be intimidated by Poetry!

It’s just another way to play with words, and this workshop will make it easy.

You will learn how to add a touch of form and a dash of deconstruction to your writing to make poems happen.

Be nourished by the power of poetry in this creative and guided workshop.

Date: Saturday, March 1st, 2024

Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm PST / 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST

Location: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed in advance of workshop)

Join poet, long-time journaler, and clinical psychologist, Beth Jacobs, PhD. for this 2.5 hour workshop from the comfort of your own home.

“Beth is an amazing group facilitator for our creative writing program. She works hard in giving participants a voice through their writing. Her energy is infectious and it transcends to everyone she encounters.” ~ JoAnn Avery

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Original price was: $97.00.Current price is: $67.00.

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About this Workshop

This workshop will give you techniques to reveal and release poems from your journal pages and to find the poems that aren’t there yet.

Beth has facilitated poetry workshops with school age children, new parents, community workers, and grandparents, and she has seen that poetry is accessible and liberating for everyone in their own way.

This virtual workshop will be fun and creative!

In this Playing with Poetry workshop you will learn:

– techniques for converting journal or prose passages to poetry

– prompts for new poems and ways to find prompts

– ideas of poetic styles that fit your expressions

There is no prior experience with writing poetry or journaling necessary to participate in this workshop.

Register now and have this to look forward to on March 1st, 2025!

“Beth is a wonderful poetry teacher! Writing poetry is her daily sustenance. Her explanations are clear and easy to follow. Her exercises bring out the writers’ hidden talents and are fun! She is kind and encouraging.”
~ Doralee Grindler Katonah, Psy.D., author, poet and Buddhist priest

Your Facilitator: Beth Jacobs, PhD, is a poet, clinical psychologist and life-time journaler. She is the author of Writing for Emotional Balance (New Harbinger Publishers, 2005), The Original Buddhist Psychology (North Atlantic Books, 2017), A Buddhist Journal (North Atlantic Books, 2018), Long Shadows of Practice: poems (Homebound Publications, 2021) and Luminous and Gray: poems (Shanti Arts Publishers, release Spring of 2025). She is compiling her fourth collection of community poetry from her work at Family Focus of Evanston and loves to witness poetry ignite in all people.

Beth Jacobs

Beth Jacobs, PhD, is a poet, clinical psychologist and life-time journaler. She is the author of Writing for Emotional Balance (New Harbinger Publishers, 2005), The Original Buddhist Psychology (North Atlantic Books, 2017), A Buddhist Journal (North Atlantic Books, 2018), Long Shadows of Practice: poems (Homebound Publications, 2021) and Luminous and Gray: poems (Shanti Arts Publishers, release Spring of 2025). She is compiling her fourth collection of community poetry from her work at Family Focus of Evanston and loves to witness poetry ignite in all people.

"Beth is a wonderful poetry teacher! Writing poetry is her daily sustenance. Her explanations are clear and easy to follow. Her exercises bring out the writers' hidden talents and are fun! She is kind and encouraging."

~ Doralee Grindler Katonah, Psy.D., author, poet and Buddhist priest

"Beth Jacobs is the writer’s writer. She is grounded in community, relationships, and love of words. Participating in one of her workshops, you will be easily engaged through her warmth, concern for your learning, practical wisdom, and discipline. She will provide a guide in your journey as a writer through heart and hand to express what matters most to you. No doubt, you will be inspired and supported to continue writing in the many aspects of your life."

Nicholas F. Mazza, Ph.D., PTR, Dean and Professor Emeritus, Poet-in-Residence, College of Social Work, Florida State University, Editor, Journal of Poetry Therapy

"Beth is an amazing group facilitator for our creative writing program. She works hard in giving participants a voice through their writing. Through her program kids become very powerful writers and creative thinkers. Her energy is infectious and it transcends to everyone she encounters."

JoAnn Avery, MSHSA Youth Development/Community Engagement Program Manager Family Focus Evanston

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Original price was: $97.00.Current price is: $67.00.

Playing With Poetry Workshop