The National Association for Poetry Therapy Presents
An NAPT Cornucopia: A Savory Exploration of Food in Poetry!
facilitated by
Ashley Schaaf (she/her), MA, APCC
Workshop Description:
Both food and poetry help us to savor the moments of our lives that can so easily slip by unnoticed. They are bites that touch our senses and our hearts. Join NAPT for a virtual event exploring these connections on Saturday, November 22 on Zoom, 1-3pm PST / 4-6pm EST. Upon registration for the event, you will receive a packet of 28 poems that explore food, eating, cooking, hunger, memory, relationships, (in)justice, and the connections in between. Each poem is accompanied by one or more prompts to serve as inspiration for your own writing.
You will be invited to digest the packet however you like. You can use chopsticks, a fork and knife, or dive in and get buffalo sauce under your fingernails. You can read and respond from beginning to end or scroll through and pause sporadically. You can take, leave, or modify the prompts as you are called. In other words, it’s an all-you-can-eat potluck. When we come together in our virtual space, we will share, feast, toast, and savor. We will have time to marinate in discussions of the collected poems and soak up pre-written participant responses like lady fingers in rum.
About the Facilitator:
Ashley Schaaf (she/her), MA, APCC is a poet and expressive arts (EXA) therapist based in San Francisco, CA. She is also an adjunct instructor in the Master’s in Counseling Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is currently training to become a Certified Poetry Therapist under the supervision/mentorship of Dr. Barbara Bethea. As a therapist, she is influenced by EXA, psychodynamic, Buddhist, and liberation psychologies. Ashley currently provides intensive case management and psychotherapy services to folks with severe mental illnesses, substance use challenges, and current or historic involvement with the criminal legal system. She is passionate about prison abolition and dedicated to amplifying the voices of those who have historically been silenced. She serves as the Education Chair on the NAPT board.
Date: November 22, 2025
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm (EST)
Venue: Zoom
Host: Ashley Schaaf ashley@poetrytherapy.org
Registration: https://poetrytherapy.org/event-6431603
Members — $0
Non-Members — $10
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