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BREAKDOWN: The Poet & The Poems S2E3 – Frank X Walker

BREAKDOWN: The Poet & The Poems, Season 2, Episode 3, hosted by Tamara J. Madison, features poet Frank X Walker (bio below) discussing his collection, Load In Nine Times (Liveright Books), winner of the 2025 Pen/Voelcker Award for Poetry. This episode is part of a limited edition series discussing "lineage literature," writing/poetry about or directly inspired by the author's own personal family lineage. In this episode, Frank X shares his poetry and research on Black soldiers from Kentucky engaged in the Civil War. BREAKDOWN: The Poet & The Poems is a conversation series to spread awareness of poets and their poetry as inspiration and motivation for our everyday life journeys. The conversations are for poets and non-poets, writers, readers, spoken word artists, students/fans of poetry, and anyone looking for a little "soul food." This opportunity is made possible through the Literary Arts Projects, a program of South Arts. COMMENT, LIKE, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE for updates and show the poet/the poems some love! We hope you will review the past episodes and join us for new episodes and a new guest poet on the next BREAKDOWN: The Poet & The Poems! #apoetslife #breakdownpoet POET'S BIO: Multidisciplinary artist, Frank X Walker is Professor in the department of English and Creative Writing at the University of Kentucky. A Cave Canem Fellow and co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets, he is the author of thirteen collections of poetry including Load In Nine Times, winner of the 2025 Pen/Voelcker Award for Poetry and Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers, winner of the NAACP Image Award, and Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, winner of the Lillian Smith Book Award. Voted one of the most creative professors in the south, he is the originator of the word, Affrilachia, and is dedicated to deconstructing and forcing a new definition of what it means to be Appalachian. The Lannan Poetry Fellowship Award recipient has degrees from the University of Kentucky and Spalding University as well as four honorary doctorates from the University of KY, Centre College, Spalding University, and Transylvania University. For more information, visit https://frankxwalker.com/