Distinguished Writers Series

Nikky Finney is a creative writing professor at the University of Kentucky has won the 2011 National Book Award in Poetry. She was named for the prestigious award for her recent work, ?Head Off & Split.? ?As an artist and a daughter of the South, and as someone who honors my feelings as often as I can, I don't have to acquiesce to the polite expectations of the moment, the Provosts Distinguished Service Professor has said.