Susan Taylor Block was born in Wilmington, NC in 1951. She attended public schools, went to UNCW, then graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973. She b...view moreSusan Taylor Block was born in Wilmington, NC in 1951. She attended public schools, went to UNCW, then graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973. She began publishing poetry, mostly light verse, in 1976. Soon, she began researching and writing about her hometown's history.view less