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Nikky Finney, a poet, won the 2011 National Book Award for her work "Head Off & Split." Finney is professor of English and creative writing at the University of Kentucky and co-founded the Affrilachian Poets.
Listeners will be treated to a conversation with a fellow poet, Ross Gay, that touches on topics such as mentorship, Finney's writing process, her childhood in the south, and more. Finney also reads two poems from her collection Head Off & Split.
From the interview: "Stay the course with your work. Because writing is a process. And coming to understand yourself as a writer is a process. And the beautiful thing about writing—if you stay the course—you come into a different knowing about your work."
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Piece Description
Nikky Finney, a poet, won the 2011 National Book Award for her work "Head Off & Split." Finney is professor of English and creative writing at the University of Kentucky and co-founded the Affrilachian Poets.
Listeners will be treated to a conversation with a fellow poet, Ross Gay, that touches on topics such as mentorship, Finney's writing process, her childhood in the south, and more. Finney also reads two poems from her collection Head Off & Split.
From the interview: "Stay the course with your work. Because writing is a process. And coming to understand yourself as a writer is a process. And the beautiful thing about writing—if you stay the course—you come into a different knowing about your work."
Timing and Cues
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Interview: 53:00
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