AMY EISNER
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Teaching

Sketch by Maggie Jones

TEACHING

How I teach

Whatever you're working on, feeling, and thinking about, I will meet you there. I offer writings, resources, and experiments that have helped me and might help you. I love to improvise & play; let's write together.

What I teach

MICA courses:​
Finding Words: The Artist Statement and the Creative Process
Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
Intermediate Poetry Workshop

Contemporary American Poetry 
Creative Writing for Illustrators
​Genre Experiments
Writing History
Writing Children's Picture Books
Contemporary Concepts in Painting
Metaphor and Metamorphosis
The Narrative
The Age of Shakespeare
Critical Inquiry
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Students say

From anonymous course evaluations:
​“A pleasure to learn from. Always open for new and creative approaches.”
“Kept my imagination going.”
“Keeps the class thinking.”
“Expressive and thorough.”
“Answers questions very well.”
“Really helped me understand what I’m trying to say and how to say it.”
“I love writing now.”
​“An eye-opening, informative course. Inspiring.”
“Learned so much!”
“A learning experience that helped me to find myself and see others in different ways.”
“Always has reading, recommendations, and very useful advice. Always in a good and inspiring mood.”
“She could make Eeyore happy.”
“One of the most knowledgeable people I have ever met.”
“She’s in her element.”
“So incredibly kind! You rock!”
“Really helpful feedback and insightful suggestions.”
“Loves what she teaches and it shows—her breadth of knowledge is vast.”
​“I wanted to learn from her.”
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