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PRAISESONG FOR THE KITCHEN GHOSTS (a memoir), PERFECT BLACK (poems) and fiction!
Crystal Wilkinson Reading: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts
Crystal Wilkinson Reading: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts
Crystal Wilkinson, O. Henry Prize-winning writer and a recent fellow of the Academy of American Poets, reads from her new culinary memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts.
Oprah Daily: The One-Pan Cornbread with 200 Years of Black History
Oprah Daily: The One-Pan Cornbread with 200 Years of Black History
In her new book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Crystal Wilkinson writes about Kentucky cornbread, Black Appalachia, and the ties that bind.
NEW YORK TIMES: The Ghosts of Black Appalachia Visit Her Kitchen
NEW YORK TIMES: The Ghosts of Black Appalachia Visit Her Kitchen
In her new book, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts,” the poet Crystal Wilkinson explores her family history through cooking and recipes.
03.08.24 Reading Retreat - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
03.08.24 Reading Retreat - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Date: March 8, 2024 - March 10, 2024 Time: 8:24 am to 5:24 pm 2024 Reading Retreat March 8-10, 2024 Curl up with a good book in a great location! Shaker Village is known as an idyllic setting for guests to unplug and get away from it all. But, have you ever considered that the […]
Oxford American: Tasting Indian Creek
Oxford American: Tasting Indian Creek
I lived on Indian Creek with my grandparents after my mother suffered a nervous breakdown. Within …
NPR 1A interview WITH Jenn White The 'kitchen ghosts' of Black Appalachia who guide Crystal Wilkinson
NPR 1A interview WITH Jenn White The 'kitchen ghosts' of Black Appalachia who guide Crystal Wilkinson
"Cooking for me is part anxiety, part meditation. I invite each kitchen ghost in with open arms. I take up the knife. They watch. I take up the spoon and the knife. I slice. I pour. I begin."
LIT HUB: The Importance of Birthdays in the Black Community
LIT HUB: The Importance of Birthdays in the Black Community
Photographs by Kelly Marshall, copyright © 2024. Mama always began calling as early as Christmas, letting us know that her February birthday was approaching. “I got a birthday coming up,” she’d say…
ORDER PRAISESONG FOR THE KITCHEN GHOST
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A lyrical culinary journey that explores the hidden legacy of Black Appalachians, through powerful storytelling alongside nearly forty comforting recipes, from the former...
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MY WORDS FOR THE PEOPLE PODCAST
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MY WORDS FOR THE PEOPLE PODCAST
Books Podcast · Updated Monthly · Each episode features an established writer and an emerging writer, sharing their wisdom to help you free your own story. "Words for the People" is hosted by Crystal Wilkinson, Kentucky's Poet Laureat…
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The Atlantic:What bell hooks knew about being a kenucky writer
The Atlantic:What bell hooks knew about being a kenucky writer
When the revolutionary intellectual found her voice, she helped a generation of Black Kentucky women writers find theirs too.
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Interview/Review: Southern Review of Books
Interview/Review: Southern Review of Books
An interview with Kentucky’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Crystal Wilkinson, about her first poetry collection, “Perfect Black.
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Largehearted Boy Playlist
Review: New York Times
Review: New York Times
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BUY PERFECT BLACK
BUY PERFECT BLACK
Check out Perfect Black - <p>Crystal Wilkinson combines a deep love for her rural roots with a passion for language and storytelling in this compelling collection of poetry and prose about girlhood, racism, and political awakening, imbued with vivid imagery of growing up in Southern Appalachia. In <i>Perfect Black</i>, the acclaimed writer muses on such topics as motherhood, the politics of her Black body, lost fathers, mental illness, sexual abuse, and religion. It is a captivating conversation about life, love, loss, and pain, interwoven with striking illustrations by her long-time partner, Ronald W. Davis.</p> by Crystal Wilkinson, Nikky Finney, and Ronald W Davis on Bookshop.org US!
Review: The Poetry Foundation
Review: The Poetry Foundation
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Convo W/Kiese Laymon
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