Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney (born
Lynn Carol Finney on August 26, 1957, in
Conway, South Carolina) 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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