This Tilted World Is Where I Live

Henry Taylor has never published a poem that was not perfectly imagined, perfectly shaped, perfectly paced, and perfectly moving and true. ~Ted Kooser, former U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

A new book by Henry Taylor is a great occasion. These poems cherish—and embody in their craft—the rare occasions of ‘flawlessness’ that grace this life, hold time at bay, and connect us to this tilted world. ~William Wenthe, author of "God’s Foolishness"

I have been reading and rereading the poems of Henry Taylor for nearly sixty years, and, reading the new poems in this generous collection, I remain in awe of the clarity of Henry’s vision, his mastery of craft, and his unfading energy. An intimate and informal relationship between writer and reader develops line by line and poem by poem throughout the whole body of important work this book represents. ~R. H. W. Dillard, editor of the Hollins Critic