English Professor Armando Prats said something that stuck in Elijah Edwards' head, "We are, in great measure, the living expression of our influences." It's a powerful sentiment that recent English graduate Edwards reflects in his own story.
English professor and 2011 National Book Award winner Nikky Finney was recently appointed the inaugural Guy Davenport Endowed English Professor, an award honoring one of UK's most distinguished professors.
In celebration of National Poetry Month this April, the UK Libraries is sponsoring a poetry reading by Nikky Finney. The reading will take place in the Special Collections Library, in the Great Hall of the King Building, with a reception to follow. April 26, 2012, 4-6 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to kate.hesseldenz@uky.edu.
Nikky Finney was recently awarded the National Book Award for poetry. Her most recent publication, a collection of poems, is entitled "Head Off & Split"
Nikky Finney, creative writing professor at UK and finalist for the National Book Award for poetry for her book "Head Off & Split" is this week's gues on WUKY's "UK Perspectives."
