
Affrilachia
Description
A milestone book of poetry at the intersection of Appalachian and African American literature.
In this pathbreaking debut collection, poet Frank X Walker tells the story of growing up young, Black, artistic, and male in one of America's most misunderstood geographical regions. As a proud Kentucky native, Walker created the word "Affrilachia" to render visible the unique intersectional experience of African Americans living in the rural and Appalachian South.
Since its publication in 2000, Affrilachia has seen wide classroom use, and is recognized as one of the foundational works of the Affrilachian Poets, a community of writers offering new ways to think about diversity in the Appalachian region and beyond.
Published in 2000 by Old Cove Press
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Frank X Walker is a native of Danville, Kentucky, and professor of English at the University of Kentucky. A former Kentucky poet laureate, he is founding member of the Affrilachian Poets. Walker created the word Affrilachia to help make visible the Black experience in the Appalachian South. He is the author of many poetry volumes, including Affrilachia, Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, Black Box: Poems, When Winter Come: The Ascension of York, and Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride.
Content
CLIFTON I
WISHBONE
STATUES OF LIBERTY
MATRIARCH
CEASE FIRE
ROCKSTAR
CROOKED AFRO
HUMMINGBIRD
DEATH BY BASKETBALL
NEAPOLITAN
CP TIME
LIL' KINGS
SWEET B
VIOLINS OR VIOLEN ... CE
TAKING THE STARES
MILLION MAN MARCH
THE HARVEST
DOGON
HEALER
FIREPROOF
AMAZIN' GRACE
AWAKE
RED-HANDED
POETRY MOMENTS
DIAMOND SEED
IN HELL EXHALE
MERMAID
STOP LOOKING AND LISTEN
MY BOYD'
NIKKI
ED WORKS
JIBAROS
SARA YEVO
INDIANA
AFFRILACHIA
BREAKFAST IN HAZARD
KENTUCKE
CLIFTON II