Coping with Adversity Through Poetry

Jason Pache teaches creative writing with the Creative Arts Consortium at various socialization centers in the San Diego area for individuals with mental and behavioral health challenges. He earned a B.A. in Psychology from Cal-St. San Marcos and two A.A.’s from Palomar College in Psychological and Social Services and in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. He has worked with numerous non-profit organizations in an effort to mitigate climate change and to put an end to factory farming. He enjoys writing poetry, bird-watching, body-surfing, is vegan and believes in the inherent equality of the sexes and all sentient forms of life.