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Rosamund Taylor

Poem of the Week |19| On Surviving Typhoid Fever

Rosamund Taylor Sep 16, 2015 2

On Surviving Typhoid Fever In 1828 the Royal Astronomical Society awarded a gold medal to Caroline Herschel. No woman would receive one again for 168 years. My mother can't forgive me for being alive. The typhoid made me stooped,…

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Poetry Ireland Introduction Series |7| Rosamund Taylor

Alvy Carragher Jul 20, 2015 1

Rosamund Taylor is from Dublin, but lived and worked in Edinburgh for five years. In 2015 she was chosen to take part in the Poetry Introductions series run by Poetry Ireland, and gave a reading as part of the Dublin International…