IFBPT - Open Poetry Peer Groups 2026

"I'm thinking about people and trees and how I wish I could be silent more, be more tree than anything else, less clumsy and loud, less crow, more cool white pine, and how it's hard not to always want something else, not just to let the savage grass grow."

~ Ada Limón

Poetry therapy is a vital part of an interactive biblio-therapy process wherein we examine and respond to selected literature and discuss and write in community. Our focus is on connection and process, not product or craft. Sharing is always optional!

We gather every other month under the leadership of a different Certified Mentor / Credentialed Poetry Therapist. Each two-hour meeting is moderately priced at $40.00 US (with a discounted registration fee of $25.00 US for current credential holders).

You may attend one group in the series or all, as it suits your schedule (please note that it is advised that if you are in training, you check with your Mentor for the maximum number of groups permitted).

For more about interactive biblio-poetry-therapy and its related training program, please see www.ifbpt.org.

Separate tickets available for all events Jan, March, May, July, Sept and Nov 2026:

Sunday, Jan 18, 2026

Sunday, March15, 2026

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Sunday, July19, 2026

Sunday, Sept 20, 2026

Sunday, Nov 15, 2026

All events are 12:00 to 2:00 PM Eastern Time U.S. (NYC)

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