Kevin Prufer
Kevin Prufer (born October 22, 1969 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American poet , editor and essayist .
Life
Prufer completed his studies with a BA from Wesleyan University and an MA from Hollins University . He then went to Washington University in St. Louis , Missouri , where he obtained an MFA
Today (2011) Prufer is Professor of the English Language at the University of Houston and Editor of the literary journal Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing .
For his work he has received prizes and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in the literature category:
- 2002: Pushcart Prize
Prufer lives in Houston , Texas with artist and critic Mary Hallab .
Publications
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In A Beautiful Country , Four Way Books, 2011
- We wanted to find America , poems, translated by Susanna Mewe , Norbert Lange , luxbooks, Wiesbaden 2011 ISBN 978-3-939557-46-3
- Cocktail: selected poems , luxbooks, Wiesbaden 2008 ISBN 978-3-939557-36-4
- National Anthem , Four Way Books, 2008
- Fallen from a Chariot , Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2005
- The Finger Bone , Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2002
- Strange Wood , Louisiana State University Press, 1998
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Examiner, Kevin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poet, editor, and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio |