Our Teachers
The Muse's instructors are all working writers and published authors who have taught courses at colleges, universities, and other community organizations. Read our teachers’ biographies and see what classes they are currently teaching.
Kindra McDonald
Kindra McDonald is the author of the poetry collections Fossils published by Finishing Line Press and In the Meat Years by Aldrich Press, both in 2019 and the chapbooks Concealed Weapons (2015) and Elements and Briars (2016.) She received her MFA from Queens University of Charlotte and her BA from Virginia Wesleyan University. Her work has appeared in various journals and anthologies to include Rise up Review, Twyckenham Notes, Muddy River Poetry Review and the anthology, The Nearest Poem. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and for Bettering American Poetry. She lives in the city of mermaids with her husband and cats where she bakes, hikes, and changes hobbies monthly. She is thrilled to teach at the Muse Writers Center and loves seeing her students grow with the power of words.
Previous Classes Taught
- 1-Day Creative Writing "Camp" for Adults (Fri. Aug. 18)
- (Summer 2023)
- Finders Keepers: The Art of Found Poetry
- (Summer 2021)
- Introduction to Writing Poetry
- (Summer 2020)
- Introduction to Writing Poetry
- (Fall 2020)
- Introduction to Writing Poetry: Monday Evenings (Now Online)
- (Winter/Spring 2020)
- LRNow and The Muse: Nature Journaling Workshop
- Poetry 1
- (Winter/Spring 2021)
- Poetry 1
- (Summer 2021)
- Poetry 1
- (Fall 2021)
- Poetry 2
- (Summer 2021)
- Shape Shifting: Persona Poems and Shifting Voice
- (Winter/Spring 2021)