Conference Presenter

Na Mee creates guided, approachable presentations that explore and share her practices.

Some example presentations she’s done in the past:

ONE MIC: Building Voice and Community through Spoken Word Poetry
Beyond the Blank Page: Spoken Word Poetry as a Tool for Discovery
From Page to Stage: Cultivating Community Through Sharing
Poetry as Mindfulness: Building a listening relationship with ourselves and others
Practical Magic: Reflection, dreaming and magic, but make it practical

Na Mee specializes in working with people new to poetry and/or communities on the margins (e.g. treatment centers for teens, incarcerated women, transracial adoptees, etc), or people who work with these groups. She has done train-the-trainers, and workshops for educators and volunteers.

Session presentations vary between 1-3 hours. Book Na Mee for a conference presentation.

Want to think about this out loud?

Let’s be brainstorm buddies! Exploratory calls are always free; let’s set one up and chat about what your group might want to learn and experience together.

What people are saying.

  • "NaMee curated a fabulous collection of exercises and experiences to lead participants on a journey around our specific theme. Participants of all abilities and backgrounds were in the warm and safe care of NaMee's adept facilitation, which meant everyone felt comfortable sharing and genuinely enjoyed themselves. Students gained tangible skills around poetry yes, but also problem solving, communication, mindfulness, and finding joy in everyday life. If I could wave a magic wand, I would recreate this class for all those stuck in grief, despair, burnout, indifference, and frustration. NaMee was an absolute joy to work with!"

    — Jess Brown, Wellness Coordinator for the City and Borough of Juneau

  • "Giving me a new way to look at things. Positive reinforcement in class. Appreciation of any way you did the homework to whatever extent it was possible that week was awesome. Learning about poetry and how it can be so many things. The visual of digging deep in the sand and how we kept revisiting that, spiraling back, but not in a repetitive way, always coming back there, but with new skill or lens each time."

    — Participant

  • "This program came at a time in my life when I had a lot of stress and not a lot of healthy ways to manage it. NaMee expertly facilitated a way for me to explore the small details of my life that, put together, helped me feel less overwhelmed and have more feelings of peace and joy. I left with helpful tools to continue carrying those feelings over into my daily life. And I wrote some poems too :)"

    - Participant