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Wendell Erdman Berry (born August 5, 1934) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. [1] Closely identified with rural Kentucky, Berry developed many of his agrarian themes in the early essays of The Gift of Good Land (1981) and The Unsettling of America (1977).
As a poet, Walker’s own exploration of the history inspired him to start writing it, too, and the result is his 17th book “Load in Nine Times,” a collection of poems that details his own ...
In 2021, Carver was named the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, [2] after teaching French and English at Montgomery County High School. [3] In 2022, he resigned from his position, citing homophobia, [ 4 ] later that same year testifying before the United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties .
Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 – February 17, 1984) was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator who is known for his short stories, poetry, and novels as well as non-fiction autobiographical works set in central Appalachia.
A bookworm in childhood, she composed poetry and acquired the nickname "Nikky", likely in reference to poet Nikki Giovanni, who would later become a friend and mentor. [1] Graduated from Sumter High School in 1975, Finney matriculated at Talladega College, [2] an HBCU in Alabama, where she was mentored by poet and essayist Dr Gloria Wade Gayles ...
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]
Unlike the early Kentucky writers, Robert's work featured poor women. Many subsequent Kentucky writers followed her, and succeeded. Among Kentucky's most famous writers of the late 20th century were Jesse Stewart and Robert Penn Warren. Warren wrote fiction and poetry and became the first poet laureate of the United States.
California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick, who celebrates the state in "My California," joins the L.A. Times Book Club on Dec. 12. From high schools to prison: Why California's poet laureate is always ...