Edward Taylor
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- This article is about Edward Taylor, the American poet. For the British politician, see Teddy Taylor.
Edward Taylor (ca.1642-1729), colonial American poet, physician, and pastor.
Taylor was born in England and emigrated to America in his early twenties. Upon graduating from Harvard, he became a physician and pastor in Westfield, Massachussetts.
While Taylor was a prolific poet, his work languished in relative obscurity until 1939, when a few of his poems were published. His complete poems were published in 1960. Taylor is the only known American poet who wrote in the metaphysical style. His most well-known work is the conceit titled "Huswifery," a direct comparison between weaving and God's salvation through divine grace.