Matt Rader is an experienced teacher of argumetative reasoning, poetry, and fiction with a specialty in poetic forms and techniques. Rader approaches writing as a foundational skill for imaginative inquiry through and across all disciplines. Like writing itself, teaching is a collaborative discipline, and he looks forward to working with you to investigate your thinking, feelings and experiences through writing. Rader is a past instructor of poetry and composition at The University of Oregon. From 2008-2010 he taught fiction and poetry at Kwantlen Polytechic University in British Columbia's Lower Mainland. He currently teaches literature, creative writing and composition at North Island College in the Comox Valley and Campbell River as well as writing workshops through Nuyam Narrative Project.