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    Frank X. Walker

    Frank X. Walker is the author of twelve poetry collections. He was named the 2013 Kentucky poet laureate and is cofounder of the Affrilachian Poets. He resides in Lexington, Kentucky.

    Frank X. Walker

    Frank X. Walker is the author of twelve poetry collections. He was named the 2013 Kentucky poet laureate and is cofounder of the Affrilachian Poets. He resides in Lexington, Kentucky.

    Awards

    Winner — PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry, 2025

    Books by Frank X. Walker

    • Load in Nine Times: Poems

      Frank X. Walker

      Hardback, 2024

      From former poet laureate of Kentucky and founder of the Affrilachian Poets, a collection of historical poetry that gives voice to Black Civil War soldiers

    • Load in Nine Times: Poems

      Frank X. Walker

      E Book

      From former poet laureate of Kentucky and founder of the Affrilachian Poets, a collection of historical poetry that gives voice to Black Civil War soldiers

    • Load in Nine Times: Poems

      Frank X. Walker

      Paperback, 2026

      In this stirring new collection, Frank X. Walker reimagines the experiences of Black Civil War soldiers—including his own ancestors—who enlisted in the Union army in exchange for emancipation

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