Joy Bale Boone: The Life and Poetry of Kentucky's 1997-1999 Poet Laureate | Biography & Literary Works | Perfect for Poetry Lovers & Kentucky History Enthusiasts

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Joy maintained a liberal acceptance with her children, with her friends, with writers, even in politics. She was a real American in this respect. The American way is not a narrow way; it is a broad way. She was able to live in harmony with people who were very different from her.--Wade Hall, Friend and Poet Joy's contribution to Kentucky literature is immeasurable. Writer, patron, promoter, editor, poet she's all those things. She was always an encourager of people who write poetry.--Mary Ellen Miller, Friend and Poet I appreciate Joy's sense of humor. There is a wonderful spontaneity about Joy Bale Boone. She often says unexpected things, and I find that very endearing, especially in academic circles where too often people say the expected thing and the proper thing and the wholly rational thing. I am one of her admirers.--Richard Taylor, Kentucky Poet Laureate 1999 - 2001 She is not a businesswoman, she is not a bank executive, she is not a university professor. What she has made a career of is doing things that have made other people aware of the value of words, of language, of perception, if you will. She once said, 'I am saying what I think as well as I can put it in the language that I cherish.' And that is a remarkable commitment, one that I have always found extremely appealing about Joy.--Ray Betts, Friend and Scholar