It was a great pleasure to have a conversation with the first African American writer to be named Kentucky Poet Laureate, Frank X Walker.
Frank X, as he became known during his college years for consistently speaking his mind and showing conviction for justice for black people, is a creative soul. "Voted one of the most creative professors in the south, Walker coined the term "Affrilachia" and co-founded the Affrilachian Poets.
"The work of Frank X Walker is an eclectic, powerful mixture of liberating style, profound insight, and unwavering organic connection to the intellectual, political, and cultural struggles of a people. He stands in the tradition of DuBois, McKay, Robeson, Hughes, and other great writers, poets and performers whose contributions have transcended time and space to give generation after generation pause and hope." — Ricky L. Jones, author of Black Haze
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