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Recipient of the 2018 Thomas D. Clark Medallion "What a pleasure it is as a Kentuckian to know that Richard Taylor dwells among us. I can't imagine a better guide to the rivers and streams of our state. With a poet's eye and a historian's curiosity, he takes us deep into the... Read Full Overview

When former Kentucky Poet Laureate Richard Taylor took a job at Kentucky State University in 1975, he purchased a fixer-upper--in need of a roof, a paint job, city water, and central heating--that became known to his friends as "Taylor's Folly." The historic Giltner-Holt House,... Read Full Overview