poet laureate

Kentucky Inducts First African American Poet Laureate

Erin Keane — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:35:41 +0000

In the annual Kentucky Writers' Day program at the Capitol, Governor Steve Beshear inducted poet Frank X Walker as the state's new poet laureate. Walker is the first African American to hold the post, and at 53 years old, the University of Kentucky professor is also the youngest.

Something in the Water: Talking Kentucky Literature with Frank X Walker

Erin Keane — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:12:38 +0000

Danville native Frank X Walker made history last week when Governor Steve Beshear appointed him the next Kentucky poet laureate. Walker is the state’s first African American poet laureate, and at 51, he’s also the youngest.

Frank X Walker Named Kentucky Poet Laureate

Erin Keane — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:35:27 +0000

Gov. Steve Beshear appointed poet Frank X Walker the 2013-14 Kentucky Poet Laureate today.

Axton Reading Series Opens with Poet Laureate

Erin Keane — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Kentucky’s poet laureate will read from her new book in the Axton Reading Series at the University of Louisville tomorrow.

Morehead will read from her new collection of poems, “Late August Blues: the Daylily Poems,” in U of L’s Ekstrom Library, in the Chao Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Morehead is also the author of "In a Yellow Room," "Our Brothers’ War," "A Sense of Time Left" and "The Melancholy Teacher." She teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program at Spalding University.

Kentucky Poet Laureate Nominations Open

Erin Keane — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:03:04 +0000

The Kentucky Arts Council will accept nominations for the state's poet laureate position for the 2013-15 term. The position is not limited to the Commonwealth's poets—accomplished fiction writers, playwrights and nonfiction and living in Kentucky with strong ties to the state also qualify.

Nomination forms and program guidelines are available on the Kentucky Arts Council website. The deadline for nominations is September 30.