Henry taylor poet biography project

American poet

For Illinois financier and businessman Henry Stryker Taylor, see John Whitfield Bunn and Jacob Bunn.

Henry Splawn Taylor (June 21, 1942 - October 13, 2024) was an American poet, academic, and translator.

Henry Taylor (c), a stocking weaver, was found guilty on 14 January at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing iron bars and railings from a.

Henry Taylor (c), a stocking weaver, was found guilty on 14 January at the Old Bailey, London, of stealing iron bars and railings from a.

Henry Taylor's imprint on the American cultural landscape comes from his disruption of tradition.

Born on June 21, , Henry Taylor's collections of poetry include Understanding Fiction: Poems (Louisiana State University Press, ).

The Pulitzer Prizes had just been announced, and the poetry award went to one Henry Taylor, an English professor at American University in Washington (DC).

Autobiography of Henry Taylor (), in 2 volumes.

The author of more than 15 books of poems, translation, and nonfiction, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1986.

Early life and education

Taylor was born in Lincoln, Virginia, in rural Loudoun County, where he was raised as a Quaker.^[1] He went to high school at George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1965 and a Master of Arts from Hollins University in 1966.^[2]

Career

Taylor taught literature and co-directed the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at American University from 1971 to 2003.

Taylor won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1986 for his book The Flying Change. His additional honors include two fellowships from the Nati