Interview with Leatha Kendrick, February 12, 2010
Project: Kentucky Writers: Kentucky Writers On The Land Oral History Project
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In this interview, Leatha Kendrick discusses her work as a Kentucky writer, the agrarian influences in her work from her her early experiences as a child and grandchild of farmers, to her encounters as an undergrad at University of Kentucky with Wendell Berry, to her experiences as a young mother and writer trying to balance the demands of family, creative work, and growing her own food.Interview Accession
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Kendrick, Leatha Interview by Arwen Donahue. 12 Feb. 2010. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Kendrick, L. (2010, February 12). Interview by A. Donahue. Kentucky Writers: Kentucky Writers On The Land Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Kendrick, Leatha, interview by Arwen Donahue. February 12, 2010, Kentucky Writers: Kentucky Writers On The Land Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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