{"id":3450,"date":"2013-08-29T15:36:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T15:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fourwaybooks.com\/site\/?page_id=3450"},"modified":"2022-10-04T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T15:57:19","slug":"kevin-prufer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fourwaybooks.com\/site\/kevin-prufer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Prufer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kevin Prufer<\/h2>\n

Kevin Prufer was born in Cleveland, OH, and attended Wesleyan University, The Hollins Writing Program, and Washington University. He is the author of eight poetry collections, including the Four Way Books titles The<\/em> Art of Fiction <\/em>(2021); How He Loved Them<\/em> (2018), long-listed for the Pulitzer, named a finalist for the Rilke Prize, and winner of the Julie Suk Award; Churches<\/em> (2014), named one of the ten best poetry books of the year by The New York Times Book Review<\/em>; In a Beautiful Country<\/em> (2011), a Rilke Prize and Poets\u2019 Prize finalist; and National Anthem<\/em> (2008), named one of the five best poetry books of the year by Publishers Weekly<\/em> and a finalist for the Poets\u2019 Prize. Prufer is the recipient of many awards, including four Pushcart prizes, several awards from the Poetry Society of America (including the 2018 Lyric Prize), fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lannan Foundation, and several Best American Poetry selections. He is a professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Houston.<\/p>\n

National Anthem<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n

In a Beautiful Country<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n

Churches<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n

How He Loved Them<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n

The Art of Fiction<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n


\n<\/em>Read an Interview with Kevin Prufer for NPR<\/a><\/p>\n

Read an Interview with Kevin Prufer for The Paris Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Hear Kevin Prufer read for the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences’ Spring Literary Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

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