Richard Taylor, Kentucky’s poet laureate from 1999-2001 (and author of Fading into Bolivia), unveiled his paintings, drawings, and wood engravings last night at the Jane Chancellor Moore Gallery in downtown Frankfort. The show is called “Mapping the Local”. Described as “deceptively simple”, Taylor’s work demonstrates an “economy of line and stroke [that] echoes his efficiency of words in his verse”.
You can enjoy the exhibit until July 25th, but don’t miss the reception this Friday, May 23rd from 5-7PM where Richard Taylor will give a speech as well as read from his newest poetry collection, Rain Shadow (2014 Broadstone Books).
For more details, check out the official JCM Gallery page at Broadstone Books.
Previous updates on Accents Authors:
- Morgan Adams is Eating Dead Whales
- Bobby Steve Baker has This Crazy Urge to Live
- Thom Ward: Autumn Anthologist and Out Loud Judge
- Patty Paine’s a Literary Sleuth
- An Update on Lori A May
More from Fading into Bolivia and Richard Taylor:
- Richard Taylor on Accents Radio (05/16/14)
- “Priming”
- “Writing Slump”
- Richard Taylor’s Most Important Thing
- “Birthday”
Richard Taylor, a past Poet Laureate of Kentucky, is Kenan Visiting Writer at Transylvania University in Lexington. A co-owner of Poor Richard’s Books in Frankfort, he lives outside of that town in a one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old house near Elkhorn Creek, where he kayaks every chance he gets. Author of two novels and several non-fiction books relating to Kentucky history, Rain Shadow is his ninth book of poetry. He is a former distinguished professor of English at Kentucky State University and the recipient of numerous awards, including two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
