Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride

Walker, Frank X

ISBN 10: 096754243X / ISBN 13: 9780967542430

Published by Old Cove Press, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride
• Publisher: Old Cove Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 096754243X
• ISBN 13: 9780967542430
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The captivating story of a record-setting nineteenth-century black jockey told in poetry. In this creative foray into persona poems, Walker immerses himself in the life of African American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (1861–1896). The son of a slave, Murphy’s legendary career riveted the attention of the nation and established him as one of the greatest jockeys of all time. Walker’s poetry breathes life into the voices of Murphy and his family, the neglected history of African Americans in thoroughbred racing, and racial tensions in the post-Civil War South. Published in 2010 by Old Cove Press

About the Author

Frank X Walker is a native of Danville, Kentucky, and professor of English at the University of Kentucky. A former Kentucky poet laureate, he is founding member of the Affrilachian Poets. Walker created the word Affrilachia to help make visible the Black experience in the Appalachian South. He is the author of many poetry volumes, including Affrilachia, Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, Black Box: Poems, When Winter Come: The Ascension of York, and Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride.