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B.A., Tulane University, 1982
M.A., University of New Hampshire, 1985
D.Ed., Harvard University, 1997

Associate Professor of English, Dr. Ellen M. Taylor received her doctorate in the Language, Literacy, and Culture program at Harvard University, focusing on narrative development. She completed her BA in English at Tulane University, and her MA in poetry from the University of New Hampshire.

Her classes at UMA include Creative Writing, which focuses on the short story, poetry, and memoir; Poetry: Cross-Cultural Forms and Themes; Poetry of the Holocaust; as well as Women’s Studies. Her research interests include human rights issues, poetry of witness and verse of marginalized voices. She frequently works with students on directed studies for individual writing projects. Her courses are a combination of lecture, discussion, and writing exercises. All are writing intensive.

Moon Pie Press recently published Floating, a book of Dr. Taylor’s poetry (read more here). Dr. Taylor previously had  two chapbooks of her poetry published: Humming to Snails by Moon Pie Press, and Letters from the Third World by Sheltering Pines Press. She has work forth coming in the North American Review and The Puckerbrush Review, and has published widely in literary journals across the country.

When not teaching, she can be found horseback riding, gardening, hiking, or involved in some project related to old house restoration with her husband. Dr. Taylor will spend her Spring 2009 sabbatical in Nicaragua, studying Latin American culture and literature.