Frank Lebby Stanton
Poet
American · 19th–20th century
American poet and journalist, Georgia's first poet laureate, known for dialect verse and simple, repetitive poems of encouragement.
Connection to Taylor Swift
Uncle Jerry reads Stanton's 'Keep a-Goin'' aloud as a comedic example of the advice-poem trope at its most basic, contrasting it with Taylor's more sophisticated treatment in You're On Your Own, Kid.
Notable Works
- Keep a-Goin', Songs of the Soil