Ruth Taylor (poet)

Ruth Taylor ( 10 January 1961 &mdash; 18 February 2006) was a Canadian poet, editor and college professor.

Life
Born in Lachine, Quebec and raised in Pincourt, Quebec, she attended John Abbott College, McGill University (were she earned her BA in English literature), and Concordia University.

Taylor taught English literature at John Abbott College from 1986 to 2006.

An active member in Montreal's literary scene since 1979. She died in February 2006 shortly after completing Comet Wine.

Writing
Taylor was the author of three collections of poetry: The Drawing Board (1988); Dragon Papers (1994), a finalist for the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry; and Comet Wine (2007), published posthumously. The language in these and most of Taylor"s poems is one of a heightened conversation, they are structurally a fusion of the formal and the contemporary.

Publications

 * The Drawing Board &mdash; 1988
 * The Dragon Papers &mdash; 1994
 * Muse On!: The Muses Company Anthology 1980-1995 &mdash; 1995 (editor)
 * Comet Wine &mdash; 2007