Bayard Taylor, American poet, author, and critic (died 1878)

Bayard Taylor

United States poet, novelist and travel writer (1825–1878)

Bayard Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the…