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Henry Taylor (2) (1942–)

Autor(a) de The Flying Change: Poems

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10+ Works 137 Membros 3 Críticas

About the Author

Henry Taylor received the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for his third book of poems, The Flying Change. He is professor of literature and codirector of the MFA program in creative writing at American University

Obras por Henry Taylor

Associated Works

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contribuidor, algumas edições917 exemplares
The Spoken Word Revolution Redux (2007) — Contribuidor — 84 exemplares
A Good Man: Fathers and Sons in Poetry and Prose (1993) — Contribuidor — 20 exemplares
A Portrait of Southern Writers: Photographs (2000) — Contribuidor — 13 exemplares
Man, The Image of God: The Creation of Man as Good News (2011) — Tradutor, algumas edições9 exemplares
Handspan of Red Earth: An Anthology of American Farm Poems (1991) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Taylor, Henry Splawn
Outros nomes
Taylor, Henry S.
Data de nascimento
1942-06-21
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Lincoln, Virginia, USA
Ocupações
poet
professor
Organizações
Fellowship of Southern Writers (2001)
Prémios e menções honrosas
Aiken Taylor Award (2004)

Membros

Críticas

Henry Taylor writes of his family and his own biography in close connection with the land and its geologic and human history. As some have noted, these poems certainly seem influenced by Frost and echo Wendell Berry. Sometimes the "blank verse" becomes a bit too prosy for me, but the emotion and subtle imagery is never prosaic.

"He came here, had his life, and as his last strength goes,
the little branch keeps washing over algae-laden stones."

How simply to tell the story of our mortality and of the near immortality of the flowing of the natural world around us.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
dasam | Jul 25, 2017 |
Mildly humorous and occasionally witty.
 
Assinalado
dasam | Jul 25, 2017 |
That anyone would give this amazing, Pulitzer Prize winning collection a 1-star rating boggles my mind. This is a powerful and haunting collection of poetry that begs to be read aloud.
 
Assinalado
ncnsstnt | Apr 10, 2011 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
10
Also by
6
Membros
137
Popularidade
#149,084
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
3
ISBN
31

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