Eleanor Ross Taylor is hardly a well known poet. Yet she has been announced as the recipient of the American Poetry Foundation's Ruth Lilly award which attracts a winning prize of 100,000 US dollars. Pretty impressive hey!
Taylor debuted in 1960 with her work Wilderness of Ladies and her collection out last year was only the 6th collection of poems that she has written in 50 years.
Known for her dislike of poetry readings, slow output and 'unfashionable fidelity to narrative and clarity', haven't helped in the raising of her profile over the decades. But now, in her 90's, recognition of her work has been made.
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