Genevieve Taggard was born in Waitsburg, Washington, to James Taggard and Alta Arnold, both of whom were school teachers. Her parents were both active members of the Disciples of Christ, and at age two her parents moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where they became missionaries and founded a school in which they also taught.
Genevieve Taggard began writing poetry at the early age of 13. In 1914 the family left Hawaii, and Taggard enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley. Here she became an active member of the socialist political and literary community. She graduated in 1919 upon which she moved to New York City in 1920.[2]
Once in New York she started working for the publisher B. W. Huebsch and in 1921 she co-founded the journal The Measure along with fellow writer and friend Maxwell Anderson. In the same year she married poet and novelist Robert Wolf with whom she had her only child Marcia Wolf (later Liles). Upon living in New York for most of the 1920s she assumed a teaching position at Mount Holyoke College, where she taught from 1929 to 1930.
During the 1930s, sparked in part by the Great Depression, but also largely by her philanthropic upbringing and her commitment to socialism, her poetry began to reflect her political and social views much more prominently. During this time a Guggenheim Fellowship allowed her to spend a year in Majorca, Spain and Antibes, France. The experience of Spain in its time shortly before the Spanish Civil War gave further rise and inspiration to her cause of raising social and political awareness of civil rights issues.
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^"The Papers of Genevieve Taggard at Dartmouth College: Full Finding Aid". ead.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
Elaine Showalter (2009). A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx. Random House. ISBN978-1-4000-4123-7.
"Genevieve Taggard (1894–1948)", Modern American Poetry
"Collected Poems, 1918–1938", Umbrella, Christina Pacosz, Issue 6, Spring 2008
Genevieve Taggard Hawaiian Hilltop a review, Catherine Daly
External links
Genevieve Taggard Papers, 1881-2001 Manuscripts and Archives, New York Public Library.
"Interior", Proletarian Literature in the United States, 1935.
The Papers of Genevieve Taggard at Dartmouth College Library
Works by Genevieve Taggard at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
January 07, 2023
genevieve, taggard, november, 1894, november, 1948, american, poet, contents, biography, selected, works, poetry, biography, references, sources, external, linksbiography, edit, born, waitsburg, washington, james, taggard, alta, arnold, both, whom, were, schoo. Genevieve Taggard November 28 1894 November 8 1948 was an American poet 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 Poetry 2 2 Biography 3 References 3 1 Sources 4 External linksBiography EditGenevieve Taggard was born in Waitsburg Washington to James Taggard and Alta Arnold both of whom were school teachers Her parents were both active members of the Disciples of Christ and at age two her parents moved to Honolulu Hawaii where they became missionaries and founded a school in which they also taught Genevieve Taggard began writing poetry at the early age of 13 In 1914 the family left Hawaii and Taggard enrolled at the University of California Berkeley Here she became an active member of the socialist political and literary community She graduated in 1919 upon which she moved to New York City in 1920 2 Once in New York she started working for the publisher B W Huebsch and in 1921 she co founded the journal The Measure along with fellow writer and friend Maxwell Anderson In the same year she married poet and novelist Robert Wolf with whom she had her only child Marcia Wolf later Liles Upon living in New York for most of the 1920s she assumed a teaching position at Mount Holyoke College where she taught from 1929 to 1930 In 1931 she was a Guggenheim Fellow 3 In 1932 she accepted a professorship at Bennington College In 1934 Taggard and Wolf divorced and the following year she married Kenneth Durant 4 In 1934 she moved on to teach at Sarah Lawrence College where she remained until 1947 a year before her death Her poems were published in The Nation 5 The Kenyon Review The New Yorker The New Republic During the 1930s sparked in part by the Great Depression but also largely by her philanthropic upbringing and her commitment to socialism her poetry began to reflect her political and social views much more prominently During this time a Guggenheim Fellowship allowed her to spend a year in Majorca Spain and Antibes France The experience of Spain in its time shortly before the Spanish Civil War gave further rise and inspiration to her cause of raising social and political awareness of civil rights issues Her papers are held at Dartmouth College 6 and the New York Public Library 7 Selected works EditPoetry Edit For Eager Lovers New York Thomas Seltzer 1922 Hawaiian Hilltop Wyckoff amp Gelber 1923 May Days An Anthology of Verse from Masses Liberator Boni amp Liveright 1925 Words for the Chisel A A Knopf 1926 Travelling Standing Still A A Knopf 1928 Not Mine to Finish Poems 1928 1934 Harper amp brothers 1934 Calling Western Union Harper amp brothers 1936 Collected Poems 1918 1938 Harper amp brothers 1938 Long View Harper amp brothers 1942 A Part of Vermont The River Press 1945 Slow Music Harper amp brothers 1946 Origin Hawaii poems D Angus 1947Biography Edit The Life and Mind of Emily Dickinson A A Knopf 1930References Edit Genevieve Taggard American poet Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2018 03 14 Genevieve Taggard Biographical Note www english illinois edu Retrieved 2018 03 14 Genevieve Taggard John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Archived from the original on 2011 11 12 Retrieved 2011 05 14 Edward T James Janet Wilson James Paul S Boyer Notable American Women 1607 1950 A Biographical Dictionary Volume 3 Harvard University Press 1971 p422 ISBN 0 674 62734 2 Genevieve Taggard the Nation Archived from the original on 2012 10 14 Retrieved 2011 05 14 The Papers of Genevieve Taggard at Dartmouth College Full Finding Aid ead dartmouth edu Retrieved 2018 03 14 GT Papers PDF nypl org August 2011 Sources Edit Elaine Showalter 2009 A Jury of Her Peers American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx Random House ISBN 978 1 4000 4123 7 Genevieve Taggard 1894 1948 Modern American Poetry Collected Poems 1918 1938 Umbrella Christina Pacosz Issue 6 Spring 2008 Genevieve Taggard Hawaiian Hilltop a review Catherine DalyExternal links EditGenevieve Taggard Papers 1881 2001 Manuscripts and Archives New York Public Library Interior Proletarian Literature in the United States 1935 The Papers of Genevieve Taggard at Dartmouth College Library Works by Genevieve Taggard at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Genevieve Taggard amp oldid 1105797767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
