Beth Jacobs
Beth Jacobs, PhD, is a poet, clinical psychologist and life-time journaler. Writing and igniting creativity have been her life’s work. She is the author of Writing for Emotional Balance (New Harbinger Publishers, 2005), Paper Sky: What Happened After Anne Frank’s Diary Ended (CreateSpace, 2014), The Original Buddhist Psychology (North Atlantic Books, 2017), A Buddhist Journal: Practices for Meditators and Writers (North Atlantic Books, 2018), Long Shadows of Practice: poems (Homebound Publications, 2021) and Luminous and Gray: poems (Shanti Arts Publishers, 2025).
Beth has facilitated poetry workshops with school age children, new parents, community workers, and grandparents, and she has seen that writing and poetry are accessible and liberating for everyone in their own way. She is compiling her fourth collection of community poetry from this work and loves witnessing people become authors of their writing and their lives.
"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
"Thank you for the incredible journey you have taken me on during our writing sessions. I look forward to gathering every Tuesday to write - these moments help me immensely as a woman, mother, & helping professional. You facilitate all of us well in pouring out what is within us onto paper. You teach me to value the voice I have to offer the world and remind us that everyone has something to say worth listening to. Thank you for the invaluable lessons that I use to remind myself to keep writing!"
Whitney Norris
Family Advocacy Center Manager
