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NAPT In Conversation with Sherri Levine: How Poetry Saves Lives

When
30 May 2026
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location
Zoom Session

Registration

Board Members
Members
Non-Members – $10.00
Presenters

The National Association for Poetry Therapy Presents

NAPT In Conversation with Sherri Levine: How Poetry Saves Lives

Workshop Description:

NAPT’s In Conversation series presents dynamic dialogues with a wide variety of individuals who have been touched, in one way or another, by poetry, storytelling, journaling, literature, and other expressive language arts practices. This series seeks not only to share the wisdom of poetry therapy masters but to also create space for diverse folks to share about how poetry has functioned in their lives. We will explore first-person accounts of what poetry does. The interviews in this series will take place live on Zoom with time set aside for audience Q&A. They will also be recorded and made available online.

The first of such events will feature Sherri Levine on May 30th, 5:00-6:30pm EDT / 2:00-3:30pm PDT. She will speak about her lived experiences with mental health challenges and the role poetry has played in her recovery journey. Sherri will also share about her experience as a facilitator of creative writing groups for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). She will also read some of her own poetry and provide a few writing exercises/prompts for audience members to take with them.

Facilitator Bio:

Sherri Levine is a poet, educator, mental health advocate, and squirrel lover who lives in Portland, Oregon. She spent her career teaching English to immigrants and refugees at colleges and universities. She is the recent recipient of the Patricia Ruth Banta Award which recognizes an individual or group who has offered significant contribution to Oregon poetry by the Oregon Poetry Association. She has won numerous poetry awards and has written and edited three poetry books and poetry anthologies: Stealing Flowers from the Neighbors, A Joy to See, and I Remember Not Sleeping which is dedicated to those dealing with mental illness or knows someone who is suffering from one. Sherri facilitates writing groups locally and nationally for DBSA (Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance). She believes writing saves lives, as it has continued to save hers. She teaches creative writing and poetry classes at an arts center. She has anew anthology published by Fernwood Press: Waking in the Blue: Poetry & Essays on Mental Health. Please visit her at sherrilevine.com

Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026

Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm (EDT)

Venue: Zoom

Host: Ashley Schaaf ashley@poetrytherapy.org

Registration:

Members — free

Non-Members — $10

* Funds from our virtual events support our conference scholarship fund.

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