Eleanor Ross Taylor | |
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 Copyright: Jill Krementz | |
| Born | Eleanor Ross June 30, 1920 Norwood, North Carolina |
| Died | December 30, 2011 (aged 91) Falls Church, Virginia |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| Period | 1960–2011 |
| Notable awards | Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize |
| Spouse | Peter Taylor (1943–1994) |
Eleanor Ross Taylor (June 30, 1920 – December 30, 2011) was an American poet who published six collections of verse from 1960 to 2009.[1][2][3] Her work received little recognition until 1998, but thereafter received several major poetry prizes. Describing her most recent poetry collection, Kevin Prufer writes, "I cannot imagine the serious reader — poet or not — who could leave Captive Voices unmoved by the work of this supremely gifted poet who skips so nimbly around our sadnesses and fears, never directly addressing them, suggesting, instead, their complex resistance to summary."[4]
- ^ Powell, Dannye Romine (1994). Parting the Curtains: Interviews with Southern Writers. John F. Blair. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-89587-116-9. This reference gives Taylor's birthdate.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (January 10, 2012). "Eleanor Ross Taylor, poet of women's lives in the South, dies at 91". The Washington Post.
- ^ Powell, Dannye Romine (January 3, 2012). "Poet Eleanor Ross Taylor dies". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012.
- ^ Prufer, Kevin (February 9, 2010). "30 Books in 30 Days: Captive Voices: New and Selected Poems 1960–2008 by Eleanor Ross Taylor". National Book Critics Circle. Archived from the original on 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
NOTE: This online review is apparently an excerpt of a published review in Colorado Review
Brief review associated with this book's nomination for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle poetry award.