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Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
@TaylorByas3
I DONE CLICKED MY HEELS THREE TIMES (‘23) & RESTING BITCH FACE (‘25) @softskull | #FreePalestine | repped by @ng_rosenzweig at @_triangle_house | she/her
Cincinnati, OH
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    May 22, 2025
    Resting Bitch Face comes out in just a FEW months with an August 26th release (and don't forget, it's a September pick for Roxane Gay's Audacious Book Club)! Want me to come read in your city, talk to your students, perform at your school/venue, chat about my work? Email me!!
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Feb 27, 2023
    I DID IT Y’ALL!!!! I AM OFFICIALLY DR. BYAS!!! 😭😭😭😭😭
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Apr 27, 2023
    It’s DOCTA to you 😏✨
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Sep 19, 2022
    Replying to @rosewaterframes
    “I still am” PLEASE?!
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Oct 23, 2021
    Ok guys I was at Bath & Body Works yesterday and while I was checking out, the cashier saw my name pop up at the register and literally asked “Wait, are you the poet lady??” and I SCREAMED INTERNALLY
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Oct 6, 2023
    I am so incredibly blessed. There are no words. My debut poetry collection has won the Maya Angelou Book Award. The affirmation. The encouragement. This means the absolute world to me. To everyone who helped to make this possible, thank you, thank you, thank you.
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    KCMO Public Library
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    Oct 5, 2023
    And the second ever poetry winner for #AngelouBookAward is… I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times by @TaylorByas3 (@softskull) This debut collection is inspired by The Wiz and celebrates South Side Chicago & a Black woman’s quest for self-discovery. Congratulations Taylor Byas!
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Jun 25, 2021
    If seen and celebrated so many of these announcements, even dared to dream that one day I would get my own. Well, today, I did. I am feeling so much joy today, so much gratitude for this life and all of the blessings that continue to come my way. Dreams do come true!!! 😭
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    May 7, 2021
    My coffee table is cooler than yours!
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Feb 27, 2023
    Dissertation defense begins in 45 mins! Wish me luck! 🥹🫶🏽
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    May 19, 2023
    Is there a name for when you have an obligation in the middle of the day and you are incapable of doing anything else or getting anything done until that obligation is over? Time-frozen? What is it? 😭
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Dec 5, 2024
    So a really cool thing has happened—I just signed on as a Poetry Editor-at-Large for Texas Review Press today! This means I’ll have full freedom to acquire one poetry book a year and to edit one-on-one with the author throughout the whole process. I’m so so excited.
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Sep 16, 2021
    AHHH!! I am honored and SO excited to announce that I won this year’s Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry!!! A big thank you to @BPJTweets team, and to the incredible Natasha Trethewey for selecting my poem. Congratulations to the incredible finalists on this list!
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    BeloitPoetryJournal
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    Sep 16, 2021
    The editors of the BPJ are thrilled to announce that Taylor Byas is the winner of the 2021 Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry! Read what final judge Natasha Trethewey has to say about Byas’s poem here: bpj.org. Congratulations to Taylor and our wonderful finalists!
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Dec 8, 2023
    Just left the wonderful virtual event to see this notification, oh my god???! 😭
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    Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.
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    Nov 3, 2020
    So. I have some news, friends. I now have an agent!!!!! It feels almost unreal to now be represented by @renarossner at @DHLiterary, but what a blessing it is to gain an agent who is excited and passionate about my poetry and my voice. This is the news I needed today.