Teaching Artists
Currently accepting applications twice a year (November and April)
Expectations
- Teaching Artist Orientation must be attended before the first session begins. Once established, annual orientation is required.
- Attendance at community conversations is required to establish strong communications and adapt and respond to community needs and desires.
- Teaching artists will provide exceptional, creative courses or projects relevant to the community they are serving.
- You have the freedom to explore modes and ideas important to you within this framework.
Compensation
Non-ASU Students
- $75/hr: 60-90min sessions + mirrored prep-time
- Total: $150-$225/session
Community Teaching Artists
Outreach Programs Graduate Research Assistants
Isabel Lanzetta (she/her)
2025 - 2026
Biography
Isabel Lanzetta is a poet whose work has appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Oakland Arts Review, New Reader Magazine, Leviathan, Curios Magazine, and Convergence: Young Authors of Arizona, among others. Her poetry has been supported by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, the Lighthouse Writers Workshop, and the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards. Isabel holds a BA in English and Southwest Studies from Colorado College and is currently pursuing her MFA in Poetry at Arizona State University. When she’s not writing, she enjoys long walks with her dog, ABBA (yes, named after the band).
Recent Publications
“film stills from Arizona (1940) for the modern viewer)” — Hayden’s Ferry Review (2023).
“WORMS” — Oakland Arts Review (2022)
“Trigger” — The Leviathan (2020)
“Weeds” — The Leviathan (2019)
Contact and Socials
@isalanzetta
Brandon Blue (he/they)
2024 - 2025
Biography
Brandon Blue is a black, queer poet, translator, educator and MFA candidate at Arizona State University from the D(M)V. He is an assistant editor for Storm Cellar Magazine and his work has or will appear in Poet Lore, Action, Spectacle, Metro Weekly, and more. Their work is also featured in the Capital Pride Poem-a-Day event and has received the support from the Virginia G Piper for creative writing. His chapbook, Snap.Shot, has been published by Finishing Line Press and was named in Poetry Mutual’s Best Books of 2023. Keep up with their work at brandonbluepoet.com
Recent Publications
“Longing in Reverse”, Poet Lore, 2024
“Self-Portrait with Piercing”, Action, Spectacle, 2023
“Bird’s Eye View: A Psalm”, Metro Weekly, 2023
“Double Sonnet”, Barzakh, 2023
Snap.Shot, Finishing Line Press, 2023
“Trying to Sit Up”, Poem-a-Day, Capital Pride, 2022
“Twin Fawns”, Beyond Queer Words, 2022
“Veil and Domani”, [PANK], 2022
“Twin Fawns, Water/Bed, and Membrane”, Bourgeon, 2021
“Invisible/hypervisible” Lucky Jefferson, 2021
Contact and Socials
bluebrandonpoet
blue.brandon.poet