Frank X Walker | |
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 Frank X Walker | |
| Born | June 11, 1961 Danville, Kentucky |
| Occupation | Poet, educator |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990s–present |
| Genre | Poetry, essays, visual art |
| Subject | Appalachia, history, African-American culture, environment, education |
Frank X Walker (born June 11, 1961) is an African American poet from Danville, Kentucky. Walker coined the word "Affrilachia", signifying the importance of the African American presence in Appalachia: the "new word ... spoke to the union of Appalachian identity and the region's African-American culture and history".[1] He is a professor in the English department at the University of Kentucky[2] and was the Poet Laureate of Kentucky from 2013 to 2015.[3]
- ^ "See excellence". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "Frank X Walker - English". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Kentucky - State Poets". Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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