Taliesin

[ tal-ee-es-in ]

noun

1. flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.

Taliesin

/ ˌtælɪˈɛsɪn /

noun

1. Taliesin6th century6th centuryMWelshWRITING: bard 6th century ad , Welsh bard; supposed author of 12 heroic poems in the Book of Taliesin

Example Sentences

Michael Tortorello, writing in The New York Times, described the place as a hippie Taliesin, referring to Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio in Wisconsin.

From New York Times

Sensing my enthusiasm, Caroline Hamblen, the director of programs for Taliesin Preservation, the nonprofit that manages the estate, waved me past a “private” sign propped on a narrow staircase and guided me to a secret upper floor where Iovanna Lloyd Wright, Wright’s daughter with his third wife, Olgivanna, had her own Prairie-style suite, complete with a second, hidden stairway that emerged behind a discrete panel in the ground-floor library.

From New York Times

Going backstage at Taliesin was a substantial part of the appeal of the Taliesin Weekend Workshop that brought me here last October.

From New York Times

For anyone who has fantasized about living in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed dwelling, being told to freely explore Taliesin, the architect’s southwestern Wisconsin home, with a Spotted Cow farmhouse ale in one hand and a wedge of Pleasant Ridge Reserve cheese in the other, comes pretty close.

From New York Times

Taliesin Preservation has long offered educational programming in subjects like painting and photography, but in 2021 it added more immersive three-day workshops that include overnight stays on the 800-acre rural estate.

From New York Times