Henry Splawn Taylor (June 21, 1942 - October 13, 2024) was an American poet, academic, and translator.
The author of more than 15 books of poems, translation, and nonfiction, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1986.
Taylor was born in Lincoln, Virginia, in rural Loudoun County, where he was raised as a Quaker.
[2] Taylor taught literature and co-directed the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at American University from 1971 to 2003.
Taylor won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1986 for his book The Flying Change.