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第94回（2006年 第2回開催） Fellowship
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第171回（2006年 第9回開催） Fellowship
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第226回（2006年 第10回開催） Winner
Frank X Walker
フランク・エックス・ウォーカー
Frank X Walker
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1961-06-11 （Danville, Kentucky）
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Danville, Kentucky (birth / childhood) → Lexington, Kentucky (professional / residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Educator, Professor, Editor
- 活動期間
- 1990年〜
- 所属
- Bluegrass Black Arts Consortium (founder & executive director), University of Kentucky, Department of English (professor), Phi Beta Sigma (Mu Theta chapter, life member), Affrilachian Poets (co-founder)
- 所属団体
- Phi Beta Sigma (life member), Affrilachian Poets (charter member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Gurney Norman (mentor / teacher)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Affrilachian poets and younger Appalachian poets
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky | Engineering (changed to English) | Department of English | 学士 | — | United States |
| Spalding University | MFA in Writing | Creative Writing | MFA | 〜2003 | United States |
University of Kentucky
Engineering (changed to English)
/ Department of English
学位:
学士
国:
United States
Initially recruited for engineering; changed major to English and completed undergraduate degree.
Spalding University
MFA in Writing
/ Creative Writing
学位:
MFA
期間:
〜2003
卒業年:
2003
国:
United States
Completed MFA in Writing in May 2003.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Lillian Smith Book Award | Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York | — | Lillian Smith Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Lannan Literary Fellowship in Poetry | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞（助成金 $75,000） |
| 2006 | Thomas D. Clark Literary Award for Excellence | — | — | Actors Theatre / related organizations | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Al Smith Fellowship | — | — | Kentucky Arts Council | 受賞（出典要確認） |
| 2013 | Poet Laureate of Kentucky | — | — | State of Kentucky / related bodies | 任命（2013–2014） |
| 2014 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry | — | — | NAACP | 受賞 |
| 2024 | PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry | — | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
Lillian Smith Book Award
2004
対象作品:
Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York
主催:
Lillian Smith Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Lannan Literary Fellowship in Poetry
2005
主催:
Lannan Foundation
結果:
受賞（助成金 $75,000）
Thomas D. Clark Literary Award for Excellence
2006
主催:
Actors Theatre / related organizations
結果:
受賞
Al Smith Fellowship
2006
主催:
Kentucky Arts Council
結果:
受賞（出典要確認）
Poet Laureate of Kentucky
2013
主催:
State of Kentucky / related bodies
結果:
任命（2013–2014）
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
2014
主催:
NAACP
結果:
受賞
PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry
2024
主催:
PEN America
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York
2003年 PoetryA poetic exploration of York, the African American servant, examining Appalachian history and racial memory through verse.
AppalachiaAfrican-American historymemoryidentity
映像化・舞台化
- [Stage] Buffalo Dance (stage adaptation)
Affrilachia
2000年 PoetryA collection tied to Walker's coinage 'Affrilachia,' depicting African American presence and identity in Appalachia.
regional identityrace & cultureidentity
Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers
2013年 PoetryA set of poems engaging with the legacy and memory of Medgar Evers, reinterpreting historical memory.
civil rightsmemoryreexamining history
Load in Nine Times
2024年 PoetryA recent collection combining personal and regional histories with visual elements in poetry.
personal historyvisual poetryregionalism
全著作
- Load in Nine Times
- Love House
- Masked Man, Black
- Ink Stains & Watermarks
- Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers
- Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride
- When Winter Come: The Ascension of York
- Black Box
- Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York
- Affrilachia
翻案
- Coal Black Voices (documentary, history of the Affrilachian Poets)
- Stage adaptation of poems by University of Kentucky Theatre Department
作風・主題
- 文体
- spoken-word influenceslyric and epic blendinguse of visual elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- Appalachian landscapehistory and memoryrace and identitywork and community
評価・遺産
Frank X Walker coined the term 'Affrilachia,' making visible the African American presence in Appalachia. As a poet and educator he has energized regional culture and received public recognition, including being the first African American Poet Laureate of Kentucky.
関連学会
- Appalachian Studies Association
資料所蔵先
- University of Kentucky, Department of English / related archives
大衆文化への影響
- Documentary 'Coal Black Voices'
- Stage adaptations of his poems by university theatre departments
引用
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The new word 'Affrilachia' spoke to the union of Appalachian identity and the region's African-American culture and history.
出典: Interview / article (citation needed) (2000年)
豆知識
- Born the second of eleven children.
- Adopted the middle initial 'X' during college, given by friends.
- Co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets.
- Won the Lillian Smith Book Award in 2004 for 'Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York'.
- Received a Lannan Literary Fellowship (including $75,000) in 2005.
- Named Kentucky's first African American Poet Laureate in 2013.