Sam Taylor is an American poet and writer.  His poems range in concern from the mystical to the political and from a contemplative tone to one of collective exhortation.  His first book of poems, Body of the World, was a finalist for Foreword Magazine's 2005 Poetry Book of the Year and is available from Ausable Press.  His current projects include a new book of poems and a book of flash essays that explores our ecological crisis and its connections to such things as sexuality, mythology, and consumerism.   The book is rooted in his recent experience caretaking a remote, snowed-in wilderness refuge in the San Juan Mountains.

Taylor has received a James Michener Fellowship, the Dobie Paisano Fellowship, the Florida Review Editor's Poetry Prize, and been a finalist for the Ruth Lily Fellowship.  He has taught poetry at the University of Texas and the University of New Mexico, and has also mentored select students independently.  His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Orion, Many Mountains Moving, Agni Review, Mid-American Review, Meridian, and Gulf Coast Review.  He has been a featured in several festivals, reading series, and radio shows, and has been widely recognized for his dynamic reading style.  He is available for readings, workshops, speaking engagements,and consultation.  To contact him, click here.