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María Elisa Schmidt

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Maria Elisa Schmidt

María Elisa Schmidt is a Mexican bilingual writer, translator, and educator who holds an MFA in Poetry from The New School. Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in renowned magazines in Mexico, such as Gatopardo, Tierra Adentro, and Círculo de Poesía, and she was editor-in-chief of C de Cultura, a Mexican magazine, for seven years. She has experience teaching creative writing to kids and has volunteered as a literacy teacher for Read 718 in Bed-Stuy. She interns at Brooklyn Poets, where she helps organize poetry events and craft talks. Her favorite Latin American authors are Jorge Luis Borges, Elena Garro, and Leila Guerriero. One of her biggest dreams is to launch a creative writing school in Mexico City, her beloved hometown!

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