Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.

Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. is an author, advocate, and the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. He has a B.A. in French and in English, an MAT in French and in English, a Rank 1 in French Linguistics, and is currently finishing a Masters in Fine Arts at the University of Kentucky. Willie has published research and presented a great deal on the subjects of education, marginalization, and identity, and his story has been featured with ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR, The Washington Post, Le Monde, and Good Morning America. His advocacy has led him to engage President Biden and to testify before the United States House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

Contact Information

willie.carver@uky.edu

144 Gatton B&E

859.257.7346

Affiliations

English

Publications

Gay Poems for Red States. Memoir in narrative poetry, University Press of Kentucky.
“A Direct Address, Justin.” Epistolary prose poem. Queer at Work Anthology. [forthcoming]
“Queer Waiting: Minnie Mouse Toy, Under the Pews.” Short collection of poems. Another Chicago Literary Magazine.
“Sunday School Movie.” Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine. [forthcoming]
“Our Children Are Hurting.” 100 Days in Appalachia: Creators and Innovators Series.
Foreword. Self Portrait with Severed Head by CD Collins. Ibbetson St. Press. Fall 2023.
“Appalachia is Quar.” 100 Days in Appalachia: Creators and Innovators Series.
"Music was my First Poetry." Largehearted Boy Blog.
“Hillbilly CRT.” 10 Days in Appalachia: Creators and Innovators Series.
Willie Carver: One Page Feature. Poets & Writers Magazine.
“Anne Sexton: This is How I Want to Die.” Women’s History Month. 2 Rules of Writing.
“Waiting for God.” Poem. Good River Review.
“Under the Pews.” Poem. Kentucky Dozen. Root Deep, Grow Tall.