ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv tˈeɪlɚ kˈoʊfˈaʊndᵻd ðə pˈoʊɪtɹi ɹˈiːdɪŋ ɡɹˈuːp fɹˈɛndli stɹˈiːt pˈoʊɪts ɪn ˈædəlˌeɪd, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɹˈɪtʃɚd tˈɪpɪŋ ænd ˈiːən ɹˈiːd.
In 1975 Taylor co-founded the poetry reading group Friendly Street Poets in Adelaide, along with Richard Tipping and Ian Reid.