Can creative writing be taught?

"But, seriously, can creative writing be taught?"

Many people ask me this, dubiously, eyebrows knitting, certain of the impossibilities.

Their assumption is that talent, imagination and wordsmithery cannot be learned, that you've either got it or you ain't.

I don't assume this. Writing is a craft. It is something you can learn. Don't let anyone persuade you otherwise. And, while we're here, why don't people question whether music or fine art can be taught?