In Today’s Interview, arts reporter, Cheri Lawson talks with Crystal Wilkinson. Wilkinson has been appointed Kentucky’s 2021-22 Poet Laureate by Gov. Andy Beshear.
Wilkinson is an Associate Professor of English in Creative Writing at the University of Kentucky. She has received numerous awards and is the author of three books including: Blackberries, Blackberries, Water Street, and The Birds of Opulence. Her next book, Perfect Black, is scheduled to be released in August.
As part of the Kentucky Writers’ Day Celebration, Wilkinson is expected to be inducted at a virtual ceremony on April 23rd at 10 a.m. on the Kentucky Arts Council’s Facebook page.
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