Taggard Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship, Travels to Majorca and Capri
Poet involved
What happened
In 1931, Genevieve Taggard received a Guggenheim Fellowship, which allowed her to travel to Europe and spend time writing on the island of Majorca, Spain, and later on Capri, Italy. The fellowship provided a year of creative freedom and exposure to the political tensions that would soon erupt in the Spanish Civil War.
Literary impact
The European sojourn broadened Taggard's political horizons and deepened her commitment to anti‑fascist and socialist causes, themes that would become more prominent in her poetry of the 1930s. The Mediterranean landscapes and the experience of living abroad also enriched her sensory palette, adding new textures and perspectives to her increasingly politically charged verses.
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