Kentucky Poet Laureate to speak at NKU next month

Kentucky Poet Laureate to speak at NKU next month

A Kentucky Poet Laureate is slated to speak at Northern Kentucky University’s Frank Steely Library in late September. Crystal Wilkinson will speak at Steely Library on Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m. Wilkinson is the author of “Praisesong of the Friendly Ghosts,” a culinary memoir that reflects on the familial history and unique recipes of Black Appalachian food traditions. Her other works include “The Birds of Opulence,” which won the Ernest J. Gaines Aw…