Taggart, John

John Taggart was born 5 October 1942, in Guthrie Center, Iowa, the son of D. F. (a clergyman) and Pauline (Farwell) Taggart . He attended Earlham College (B.A., 1965), University of Chicago (M.A., 1966) and Syracuse University (Ph.D., 1974). A member of the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines and Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers, Taggart is a professor at Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, PA, where he has been a professor of English since 1969. He has received a Ford Foundation fellowship (1965), National Endowment for the Arts grant (1976) and distinguished academic service award (1976).

Published Works: Writings by the Author To Construct a Clock , Elizabeth Press , 1971 . Pyramid Canon , Burning Deck Press , 1973 . The Pyramid Is a Pure Crystal , Elizabeth Press , 1974 . Prism and the Pine Twig , Elizabeth Press , 1977 . Dodeka , Membrane Press , 1979 . (Editor) Maps [an independent magazine of contemporary American poetry] Source: Contemporary Authors Online . The Gale Group , 1999 .