EPISODE · Sep 4, 2023 · 35 MIN
Finding Etheridge – Poet Elizabeth Gordon McKim Part 1
from Cultural Manifesto · host WFYI Public Media
Finding Etheridge explores the people and places connected to the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet Etheridge Knight. Etheridge Knight died in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1991, but his legacy grows stronger with each passing year On this episode of Finding Etheridge, Mat’s guest will be the poet Elizabeth Gordon McKim, Etheridge Knight’s partner and companion during the final years of his life. McKim lives in Lynn, Massachusetts. She recently visited Indianapolis for the unveiling of a new Etheridge Knight mural on Massachusetts Avenue. During the 1980s, Knight and McKim lived together on Mass Ave at the Barton Tower housing project. McKim will discuss her connection to Etheridge Knight, and her latest book “Elizabetheridge: A Memoir in Poetry”. .
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Mat Davis interviews poet Elizabeth Gordon McKim, Etheridge Knight’s partner and companion during the final years of his life.
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