About
ASHLEY TAYLOR is an American poet and performer who designs student-centered, collaborative writing spaces and performing arts events. Ashley is the author of Metamorphosis of Narcissus, part of a chaplet series by queer and trans poets from Damaged Goods Press, 2019. Their writing has been honored with a 2020 Artist Enrichment Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women and a 2020 Lambda Literary Fellowship Award from Sundress Academy for the Arts. You can find their writing in Yes Poetry, Crab Fat Magazine, Vagabond City, Transom, Peculiar, and Out/Cast.
academia
MFA Spalding University ⋅ 2021
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Creative Writing ⋅ Poetry
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Abroad in Santiago, Chile ⋅ 2019
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Abroad in Kyoto, Japan ⋅ 2018
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Emerging Writer Scholarship
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Student Editor of Good River Review
MA University of Louisville ⋅ 2018
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English ⋅ Graduate Teaching Assistantship
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Instructor of ENG 101, 102, 202
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Graduate Dean’s Citation Award
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Creative Writing Award for Poetry
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Scholarship Award for Excellence in Creative Writing
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Graduate Editor of Miracle Monocle
BA University of Louisville ⋅ 2014
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English ⋅ Linguistics Minor
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Poetry Editor of The White Squirrel
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Completed Metro College UPS Program
Teaching
Writing Center and Tutoring Experience
- Facilitator. UofL LGBTQ+ Creative Writing Group ⋅ 2018-2019
- Consultant. University of Louisville Writing Center ⋅ 2016-2017
- Mentor. Sarabande Writing Labs ⋅ Sarabande Books ⋅ 2015
Small Group Discussion Example
- How do we experience images?
- How do images and figurative language work together?
Community Writing Webinar Example
- “Embracing Multitudes: On Imagination and Imagery in Poetry”
Community Writing Workshop Example
- “In Other Words: Poetry Workshop, Reading, and Exhibit”
Academic Curriculum Design for English 101, 102, 202
- First-Year Composition and Introduction to Creative Writing
Presentations, Fellowships, Workshops, and Awards