Appalachian Writers Series: Poet Frank X. Walker

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Welker Room, Laughlin Music Hall, Shadyside campus

Cost: Free and open to the public

The MFA in Creative Writing program presents a reading by poet Frank X. Walker, founder of Affrilachian Poets and 2025 winner of the PEN/Voelker Award for his new collection Load in Nine Times. Free and open to the public.

Event is co-sponsored by University of Pittsburgh Center for African American Poetry and Poetics; Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series; International Poetry Forum; Chatham Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Chatham Creative Writing Club

Remote option is also available here: https://chatham.zoom.us/j/97842939985

Location

Welker Room, Laughlin Music Hall, Shadyside campus

Contact Information

David Blackmore
412-365-1322
D.Blackmore@chatham.edu