Pulitzer Prize Poetry Winner
The Flying Change
by Henry Taylor
Summary
These poems return to rural Virginia, horse training, family, and the quiet thresholds of middle age. Taylor writes in carefully metered lines and traditional stanzas, drawing extended metaphors from equestrian craft to think about balance, control, and yielding. The book argues for the continuing usefulness of inherited form as a tool for contemporary feeling.
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Historical Context & Significance
Taylor proved that traditional meter and rhyme could still capture the nuances of modern American life.