Danville High School alumnus Frank X Walker is going to be inducted into the 2025 Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame on Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. This is according to a press release from the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
Walker, "a University of Kentucky creative writing professor from Danville, is the acclaimed author of 13 poetry collections and other works," the press release reads. "He was a founder of the Affrilachian Poets and coined the name of the group, whose members highlight the Black experience in Kentucky and the mountains."