Description
Poetry. African American Studies. "Using imagery that is subtle yet richly evocative, Mervyn Taylor creates whole lives in just a few short lines. Piquant details and a detached, acutely perceptive voice draw the reader into atmospheres swollen with feeling. These are poems that open up new worlds in which readers may live."—Publishers Weekly
"[In his poems] I have discovered Taylor's remarkable ministorytelling talent, his cool, aphoristic phrasing, his tonally discreet prose lyricism, and his quiet, ironic world view. A poet of technical expertise, thematic understatement, language subtlety, and human warmth and compassion."—Andrew Salkey, World Literature Today
Author Bio
Mervyn Taylor, a Trinidad-born poet and longtime Brooklyn resident, has taught at Bronx Community College, The New School, and in the New York City public school system. He is the author of seven previous books of poetry, including The Waving Gallery (2014), THE GOAT (JUnction Press, 1999), GONE AWAY (Junction Press, 2006), Country of Warm Snow(2020), and most recently NEW OF THE LIVING: CORONA POEMS (Broadstone Books, 2020). About his work, Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott said, "Taylor's is a quiet voice. His poems possess an admirable degree of subtlety, and a tone that keeps him separate and unique." Currently, he serves on the advisory board of Slapering Hol Press.
Author City: BROOKLYN USA