Kentucky Poet Laureate

A book by Kentucky Poet Laureate and UK associate professor Crystal Wilkinson has won this year’s NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in poetry. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette reports.

Crystal Wilkinson is the first black woman to be appointed Kentucky Poet Laureate. She spoke with us recently about her rural roots, her writing, and how…

The Kentucky Arts Council says poet, author and teacher Frederick Smock has been named as Kentucky Poet Laureate for 2017-2018.A statement from the…

Lexington author and educator George Ella Lyon is set to become Kentucky’s 27th poet laureate. Governor Steve Beshear made the announcement official…

A former Kentucky Poet Laureate has died after an 18 month long battle with cancer. Jane Gentry Vance passed away this week.Dr. Jane Gentry Vance's first…

Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X. Walker has won an NAACP Image Award. Walker, the author of Turn Me Loose, The Unghosting of Medgar Evers, which was…