Author: Bianca Lynne Spriggs

  • Black Bone : 25 Years of the Affrilachian Poets

    Black Bone : 25 Years of the Affrilachian Poets

    The Appalachian region stretches from Mississippi to New York, encompassing rural areas as well as cities from Birmingham to Pittsburgh. Though Appalachia’s people are as diverse as its terrain, few other regions in America are as burdened with stereotypes. Author Frank X Walker coined the term “Affrilachia” to give identity and voice to people of…

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