Welcome to Jo Taylor writes.

Jo grew up in a small farming town in Middle Georgia, the seventh of nine children. She received her B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1975, and taught high school English for over thirty-five years. Now retired and living in Covington, Georgia, with her husband of fifty years, she enjoys writing poetry, her favorite genre to present to her high school students, her themes dealing with faith and doubt, nature and family, and the indomitable spirit in nature and in man. In 2021, she published her first collection of poems, Strange Fire, and in the spring of 2024, she released her second book, Come before Winter (Kelsay Books). She also enjoys walking in early morning and then spending time with friends in Precept studies of the Bible Finally, she will tell you how she loves playing baseball on the beach with her grandsons and losing to them at board games and Charades and Pictionary. Jo works on her craft every day, drafting, revising, reading other poets, collecting bits of conversation, observing her world. She has been nominated for Best of the Net and for the Pushcart Prize in poetry.With a rich background as an English literature teacher, Jo has spent many years nurturing a love for words and stories. Now retired, she devotes her time to writing captivating books and heartfelt poems that resonate with readers of all ages.

Divi Bookstore
San Francisco, CA @ 6:30pm

Monarch Books
Los Angeles, CA @ 7:15pm

Bloom Binding
Brooklyn, NY @ 6pm