Evelyn Tooley Hunt (1904–1997), also known as Tao-Li, was a poet who was famous for writing the poem "Taught Me Purple"[1] which inspired the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. She also was one of the first Americans to use the Haiku poem style.
She was born in Hamburg, New York and graduated from William Smith College. In 1961, she came out with her first poetry collection, Look Again, Adam that received the Sidney Lanier Memorial Award of 1963.[2]
Referencesedit
^Dexter, Anne (1980-04-03). "'Taught Me Purple' Poet Says She Writes For Fun". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
evelyn, tooley, hunt, 1904, 1997, also, known, poet, famous, writing, poem, taught, purple, which, inspired, novel, color, purple, alice, walker, also, first, americans, haiku, poem, style, born, hamburg, york, graduated, from, william, smith, college, 1961, c. Evelyn Tooley Hunt 1904 1997 also known as Tao Li was a poet who was famous for writing the poem Taught Me Purple 1 which inspired the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker She also was one of the first Americans to use the Haiku poem style She was born in Hamburg New York and graduated from William Smith College In 1961 she came out with her first poetry collection Look Again Adam that received the Sidney Lanier Memorial Award of 1963 2 References edit Dexter Anne 1980 04 03 Taught Me Purple Poet Says She Writes For Fun Daytona Beach Morning Journal Retrieved 7 April 2010 Slide Lecture Series Set For Monday Daytona Beach Morning Journal 1970 02 27 Retrieved 7 April 2010 External links editHobart and William Smith Colleges Edgewater s poet laureate reluctantly leaving her home News Journal nbsp This biographical article about an American poet born between 1900 1909 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evelyn Tooley Hunt amp oldid 1137168132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
