KY Writers' Day
Writers’ Day at Kentucky History Center in Frankfort on April 24
The Kentucky Arts Council will present Kentucky Writers’ Day, an annual celebration of the literary arts in Kentucky, on Friday, April 24, at 11 a.m. Eastern. The event will take place in the Brown-Forman Room at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W. Broadway St. in Frankfort. Kentucky Poet Laureate Kathleen Driskell, … Continued
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Friday, April 24 Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History 100 W. Broadway St. Frankfort, KY 11 a.m., Kentucky Writers’ Day Ceremony, Brown-Forman Kentucky Room Readings by Kathleen Driskell, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2025 and 2026, former Poets Laureate Richard Taylor, Joe Survant, Sena Jeter Naslund, Maureen Morehead, George Ella Lyon, and Kentucky Youth Poet Laureate Esme Morris. Noon Public Reception, Brown-Forman Kentucky Room Enjoy light refreshments … Continued
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The public is invited to attend the 2025 Writers’ Day activities in Frankfort on April 24. Kentucky Writers’ Day is an annual celebration on or around the birthday of Kentucky writer Robert Penn Warren, the first United States Poet Laureate. The Writers’ Day celebration was established in 1990, and poets laureate are inducted in odd-numbered years. This year’s … Continued
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