Frank X. Walker

Frank X. Walker

Biographical Information

Date of birth: 1961                                                                    
Birthplace: Danville, KY                                                                       
Hometown: Danville, KY

Education: University of Kentucky, MFA in Writing from Spalding University
Employment: Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Kentucky
                           Editor and publisher, Pluck!
                                                         

Publications:

Isaac Murphy: I dedicate this ride Old Cove Press. 2010 ISBN 9780967542430

When Winter Come: the Ascension of York. University Press of Kentucky. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8131-.

Black Box. Old Cove Press. 2005. ISBN 0-9675424-1-3.

Buffalo Dance: the Journey of York. University Press of Kentucky. 2003. ISBN 0-8131-9088-6.

Affrilachia. Old Cove Press. 2000. ISBN 0-9675424-0-5.

Awards:

            2004               Lillian Smith Book Award
            2005               Lannan Literary Fellowship in Poetry
                                   Kentucky Arts Council Al Smith Fellowship
            2006               Thomas D. Clark Literary Award for Excellence
                                   Actors Theatre’s Keeper of the Chronicle Award
            2013-2014      Kentucky Poet Laureate
            2014               NAACP Image Award: Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry

Links to sources:

Frank X Walker website

Frank X. Walker at Wikipedia

Gender: Male
Ethnicity:  African American