poet | PhD @SMU | insta: @ taylorlightwrites | poems in Ploughshares, The Missouri Review, Poet Lore, Poetry Ireland Review, etc.

Joined April 2011
BREAKING NEWS: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” #NobelPrize
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"We carry 'home' within us through our ancestors’ DNA. That goes for those whom we love as well – they’re always with us, even when they’re not": @PenceCharlotte in convo with @aliner about her poems in CODE @BlackLawrence / ronslate.com
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Where’s a moth when you want one
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Taylor Light retweeted
Maybe not the best moment to contemplate the inevitable, but here are two poems from the current issue of the Northern Virginia Review. The second is a disobedient sonnet.
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In case you’re missing these South Plains sunsets happening @TexasTech, I’ve got you covered. ❤️🔥 It was a good one tonight.
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“No one wants to talk about the hilarity after death—“ -Danusha Laméris, Bonfire Opera
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I haven’t typed a tweet in two years and @kristin_jahnke is probably freaking out
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Taylor Light retweeted
Bundle up! The holidays are here, nestled in a cup. — 📷: @taylor_119
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"You must never trade honesty for relatability."
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"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."
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hi twitter its been awhile :-)
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Best birthday yet! Big thank you to @ElementFRE for making it awesome! And of course @Johanna_729 !😘
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