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Frank X Walker was born on 11 June, 1961 in Danville, Kentucky, is an African-American poet from Kentucky, born 1961.. Discover Frank X Walker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Occupation Poet, educator
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 11 June 1961
Birthday 11 June
Birthplace Danville, Kentucky
Nationality United States

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1961

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".

2003

He completed an MFA in Writing at Spalding University in May 2003.

2004

Walker has published five volumes of poetry; Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York won the 2004 Lillian Smith Book Award.

Walker's poems have been converted into a stage production by the University of Kentucky Theatre department.

Walker was involved in the documentary Coal Black Voices, where he was a consulting producer.

Walker is founder and executive director of the Bluegrass Black Arts Consortium, Program Coordinator of the University of Kentucky's King Cultural Center, and assistant director of Purdue University's Black Cultural Center.

He regularly teaches in writing programs like Fishtrap in Oregon and SplitRock at the University of Minnesota.

2007

A founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, he is the founding editor (2007) and publisher of PLUCK!, the new Journal of Affrilachian Art & Culture.

2010

In January 2010, he returned to the University of Kentucky to accept a position as professor in the English Department.

2013

He is a professor in the English department at the University of Kentucky and was the Poet Laureate of Kentucky from 2013 to 2015.

Walker was born Frank Walker Jr., in Danville, Kentucky, the second of eleven children.

He grew up in Danville, where the family lived in public housing projects.

He was an avid reader as a child.

Walker describes himself as both a "nerd" and an athlete in his teenage years.

At Danville High School, he played football on the school team, was a member of several clubs, and was twice elected class president.

He was recruited to attend the University of Kentucky in engineering, but changed his major to English.

Gurney Norman was one of his writing teachers at the University of Kentucky, where he received his undergraduate degree.

Walker is a charter member of the Mu Theta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at the University of Kentucky.

He now holds life membership within the organization.

It was during his college years that he adopted the middle initial "X", which was given to him by friends.

In 2013, he was appointed Poet Laureate of Kentucky, the first African-American to hold that position.