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| Born | 1888 |
| Died | August 7, 1945 (aged 56–57) Norfolk, VA |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Sweet Briar College, William and Mary College |
| Spouse | Edwin 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]
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]
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