The Poetry Project

Courtney Faye Taylor

Courtney, a Black woman with wavy dark brown hair in a white dress, is seated in front of windows and plants.
© Lucas Carpenter

Courtney Faye Taylor is a writer and visual artist. She is the author of Concentrate (Graywolf Press, 2022), selected by Rachel Eliza Griffiths as the winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize. A recipient of the 92Y Discovery Prize and an Academy of American Poets Prize, Courtney’s work can be found in Poetry Magazine, The Nation, Ploughshares, Best New Poets, and elsewhere.