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 Lisa C. Taylor has been writing since early high school, winning a National Scholastic Award First Prize for Poetry at age 17. After a 20 year career as a psychotherapist and counselor, Lisa returned to school for her MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast Creative Writing Program at University of Southern Maine. She continues to bring her love of poetry and writing to schools in New England, working as a writer-in-residence and conducting writing workshops for teachers and students from grade two through college. Lisa also teaches numerous creative writing classes at a university and at an arts magnet high school.
Lisa is the author of three collections of poetry including Talking to Trees (Finishing Line Press), and Falling Open (Alpha Beat Press). She just completed a fourth collection. Her work has appeared in anthologies, literary magazines and journals including Healing Muse, Cape Rock, Midwest Review, Birmingham Poetry Review, Pegasus, and Connecticut River Review. Lisa’s poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and her latest collection has been a finalist in three book award contests. She also writes fiction, creative nonfiction and song lyrics and is presently collaborating with musician Arnie Davidson on a CD, “World of Small Moons.” Lisa has performed her poetry across the U.S. and will be reading in Ireland this summer as a part of a Surdna Foundation Arts Teacher Fellowship. As a 2009 fellowship recipient, Lisa will be collaborating on a collection of poetry with an Irish poet. |
