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Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney is an American poet. She was the Guy Davenport Endowed Professor of English at the University of Kentucky for twenty years. In 2013, she accepted a position at the University of South Carolina as the John H. Bennett, Jr. Chair in Southern Letters and Literature. An alumna of Talladega College, and author of four books of poetry and a short-story cycle, Finney is an advocate for social justice and cultural preservation. Her honors include the 2011 National Book Award for her collection Head Off & Split. Finney is a member of The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective.
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Vinegar and Char: Verse from the Southern Foodways Alliance
Vinegar and Char: Verse from the Southern Foodways Alliance
with Sandra Beasley, Jon Tribble, Sean Hill, Rose McLarney and Elizabeth Alexander
with Zetta Elliott
