Blanche Taylor Dickinson

Blanche Taylor Dickinson
A young Black woman with hair in two side buns, wearing a dark blouse with a white bow
Blanche Taylor Dickinson, from a 1927 publication
BornApril 15, 1896
near Franklin, Kentucky
DiedJanuary 7, 1972 (1972-01-08) (aged 75)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Other namesPatty Blanche Taylor, Blanch T. Dickinson
Occupation(s)Writer, poet, journalist

Blanche Taylor Dickinson (April 15, 1896 – January 7, 1972) was an American writer associated with the Harlem Renaissance arts movement.[1][2] In 2023, she was inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ Shadowed dreams : women's poetry of the Harlem Renaissance. Maureen Honey. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. 1989. ISBN 0-8135-1419-3. OCLC 18959602.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Bracks, Lean'tin L.; Smith, Jessie Carney (2014-10-16). Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-8108-8543-1.
  3. ^ "Blanche Taylor Dickinson". The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Retrieved 2023-02-12.