Marilyn L. Taylor, Ph. D., a practicing poet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the author of five collections of poetry. She has taught regularly for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Honors College, and leads poetry workshops at the Woodland Pattern Book Center, the UWM School of Continuing Education, AllWriters Studio in Waukesha, Lawrence University's Bjorklunden Seminar Center, Redbird Studio in Bay View, and elsewhere. She is currently a Contributing Editor for THE WRITER magazine, where her articles on craft appear bi-monthly.

Marilyn, whose poetry has won a number of awards, served as Milwaukee's Poet Laureate for two years (2004 and 2005). She is available for readings, lectures, workshop facilitating, and private coaching. For information, e-mail .