Elkanah East Taylor
Born1888
DiedAugust 7, 1945
Norfolk, VA
OccupationPoet
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSweet Briar College, William and Mary College
SpouseEdwin Jordan Taylor
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Elkanah East Taylor (1888 - August 7, 1945) was an American poet and founder of the Will-o'-the-Wisp poetry magazine.[1]

Life

Elkanah East was born in Virginia in 1888, and as a child she contributed poetry and stories to magazines. She attended Maury High School[2] and in 1906 entered Sweet Briar College for women[3] as part of the first freshman class.[4] She graduated from Sweet Briar and continued her studies at the College of William and Mary where she graduated in 1919.[2] She was married to fellow William and Mary graduate[2] Edwin Jordan Taylor of Hampton, VA,[5] and they had a son, William East Taylor.[2] Elkanah East Taylor lived in Driver, Nansemond County, Virginia[6] for 30 years.[7]

Elkanah East Taylor was a member of many poetry organizations, and in 1925 she founded the Will-o’-the-Wisp magazine of verse.[1] In 1926, The Editor of the Literary Lantern said that the Will-o’-the-Wisp might shortly be one of the literary journals that “died to make verse free.”[8] Taylor responded directly with; “When earth’s last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried ‘Willo’-the-Wisp’ Will still be in existence.”[9] She worked as editor of the magazine for 20 years until her death.

Elkanah East Taylor died a widow in Norfolk, VA at the age of 57 on August 7, 1945.[7] Taylor is buried at the Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, VA.[10][11]

Organizations

  • State chairman of poetry for Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
  • Member of Poetry Society of America
  • Member of National League of American Pen-Women
  • Member of Poetry Society of Virginia
  • Member of American Literary Association
  • Member of Norfolk Society of Arts
  • Member of the Order of the Bookfellows
  • Member of the Empire Poetry League of London
  • Honorary Member of Alabama State Poetry Society
  • Honorary Member of Springhill College Poetry Society[1][2]

Works

Books of poetry

  • Whisperings and Other Poems (1919)
  • Candles on the Sill (1927) published by James T White and Co[12]
  • Dust and Flame (1923)
  • Pen-Points (1928)[2]
  • A Spray of Mistletoe (1931)[13]

Other contributions

  • Editor of Will-o’-the-Wisp (1925-1945)[1]
  • The World News, Roanoke, VA (1922)[14]
  • Daily Press, Newport News, VA (1925,[15] 1926,[16] 1928,[17] 1929,[18] 1931,[19] 1933,[20] 1940[21])
  • Anthology of Magazine Verse (1925, 1926)[22]
  • One for Posterity, Henry Harrison, An Anthology Comprising What in the Opinion of Each of the 145 Contributors is His Best Poem (1929)[23]
  • In the Light of Day Anthology, New York[18]
  • Unison: A Selection of Poems from Choir Practice, ed. Ellen M. Carroll (1930)[24]
  • As The Poet Says, Benjamin Musser (1931), Prose anthology[25]
  • Contemporary Verse, Poetry Review (London), Muse and Mirror, Interludes, American Poetry Magazine, Stardust, Poetry of Today[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ELKANAH EAST TAYLOR; Poet, Editor of Wiif-o'-the-Wisp Dies in Norfolk at 57". Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "6 Jan 1931, Page 9 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Directory of Alumnae, 1960 - Sweet Briar College -- Alumnae -- Directories - Compilation of Published Sources - MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ↑ Rainville, Lynn; Johnston, Lisa N. (2015-12-07). Sweet Briar College. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439654163.
  5. ↑ "29 Jul 1919, Page 6 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  6. ↑ "2 Apr 1931, Page 14 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  7. 1 2 "8 Aug 1945, Page 10 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  8. ↑ "23 May 1926, Page 36 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  9. ↑ "27 Jun 1926, Page 29 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  10. ↑ "9 Aug 1945, Page 6 - Kingsport News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Elkanah East Taylor". www.historicforrest.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  12. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1927. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1928. elkanah taylor candles on the sill.
  13. ↑ Taylor, Elkanah East (1931). A spray of mistletoe. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified. OCLC 5859980.
  14. ↑ "The World News 6 February 1922 — Virginia Chronicle". virginiachronicle.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  15. ↑ "30 Jan 1925, Page 3 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  16. ↑ "10 Jan 1926, Page 3 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  17. ↑ "28 Feb 1928, Page 3 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  18. 1 2 "6 Jul 1929, Page 3 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  19. ↑ "15 Apr 1931, Page 3 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  20. ↑ "15 Apr 1933, Page 3 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  21. ↑ "31 Aug 1940, Page 17 - Daily Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  22. ↑ "Full text of "Supplement to Granger's index (1919-1928)."". archive.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  23. ↑ "Full text of "Overland monthly and out west magazine"". archive.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  24. ↑ "Full text of "Unison,: a selection of poems from Choir practice"". archive.org. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  25. ↑ Prince, Clara Catherine (1919). American Poetry Magazine. Clara C. Prince.
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