Frank X Walker
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 63 |
| Date of birth | June 11,1961 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Danville |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Job | Professor |
| Poet | |
| Essayist | |
| Visual Artist | |
| Education | University of Kentucky |
| Spalding University | |
| Danville High School | |
| Books | About Flight |
| Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers | |
| Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride | |
| When winter come | |
| America! What's My Name? The other Poets Unfurl the Flag | |
| Black Box | |
| Buffalo dance | |
| Affrilachia | |
| Awards | Lannan Literary Fellowship |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry | |
| Movies/Shows | Hillbilly |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 623566 |
Frank X Walker Life story
Frank X Walker 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".
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