Carol Taylor Was
Carol grew up in Detroit, studied at Wayne State University where she pursued Fine Arts, Poetry,
and Education. She taught elementary school and spent summers counseling. While raising three
children, she was a docent at Cranbrook Institute of Science preparing fossils, and was the Poetry
Editor for The MacGuffin at Schoolcraft College for 25 years. Her poetry has appeared in such
journals as The Gettysburg Review, The Southern Review, Natural Bridge, and many others.
She’s been nominated for Pushcart and Best New Poets.
