Kentucky by Heart: Rediscovering the works of iconic writer and Kentucky native Robert Penn Warren
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Although I possess a dozen or so books written by or about Robert Penn Warren,…
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Constance Alexander: Meet Kentucky’s newest Poet Laureate, Casey County native Crystal Wilkinson
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Kentucky Arts Council encourages you to write a ‘Where I’m From’ memory poem, ala George Ella Lyon
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George Ella Lyon aims for ‘a poem from every county’ with Where I’m From writing project
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