Walker, Frank X.

Frank X Walker is a native of Danville, Kentucky, and the author of 'Affrilachia', 'Buffalo Dance', 'Black Box', 'When Winter Come' and 'Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride'. A founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, Walker coined the word Affrilachia to make visible the black experience in the Appalachian South. He is Associate Professor of English at the University of Kentucky.