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Kevin Prufer

@prufer_kevin

The Fears (Copper Canyon, 2023). Sleepaway: A Novel. (Acre Books, 2024). Professor @ U of Houston CWP. Director @ Unsung Masters Series. 2024 Rilke Prize.

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Copper Canyon Press (@coppercanyonprs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The Fears asks readers to remain politically engaged, to continue caring about the world." Huge congratulations to KEVIN PRUFER (Kevin Prufer) and THE FEARS for winning UNT Dept. of English's 2024 Rilke Prize 👏👏

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My book The Fears (Copper Canyon Press) has won the Rilke Prize! Surprised and happy about this news! english.unt.edu/creative-writi…

My book The Fears (Copper Canyon Press) has won the Rilke Prize!   Surprised and happy about this news!

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Copper Canyon Press (@coppercanyonprs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Huge round of applause for KEVIN PRUFER (Kevin Prufer) and his collection, THE FEARS, being named a finalist for Texas Institute of Letters's 2024 Literary Awards for Poetry 🎉 🎉 Cheers to a wonderful achievement, Kevin! Read the award press release here: texasinstituteofletters.org/til-announces-….

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"The tool of the poetic line is formidable and many-bladed and it is hard, sometimes, to work without it. But I’ve found that the paragraph has its own excitement and velocity." Acre author Kevin Prufer in a new interview with rob mclennan! 🎉🎉🎉

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Last chance to submit your our annual contest, and we’re open for submissions all weekend long! Kevin Prufer is our esteemed judge, and our winner will receive $1500 plus publication with Barrow Street Press! Submit here: barrowstreet.org/press/submit/

Last chance to submit your our annual contest, and we’re open for submissions all weekend long! <a href="/Prufer_Kevin/">Kevin Prufer</a> is our esteemed judge, and our winner will receive $1500 plus publication with Barrow Street Press!

Submit here: 
barrowstreet.org/press/submit/
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“When the deified Nero/ordered Seneca to ‘open his veins,’/the playwright/complied—though he was, by then, sick and infirm/and his blood wouldn’t flow quickly enough/from the wounds” —Kevin Prufer, “Election Night” The Southern Review Copper Canyon Press poets.org/poem/election-…

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"Prufer manages meditative stretches that rhythmically extend and hold across great distances" Thrilled to see a review of THE FEARS by KEVIN PRUFER (Kevin Prufer) from rob mclennan: robmclennan.blogspot.com/2024/07/kevin-…

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Check out our latest book review: SLEEPAWAY, by Kevin Prufer. "There are mysterious deaths, a stolen gun, a search for drugs, and a possibly looming apocalypse." Oh my! Acre Books goodriverreview.com/post/when-a-po…

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"The terror in SLEEPAWAY—a small-press gem released this year that deserves more attention—is that the depth of the crisis isn’t certain. Instead of abject peril, humanity is thrust into a state of anxiety..." Kevin Prufer's #novel reviewed by Los Angeles Times 🎉 shorturl.at/BKs2p

"The terror in SLEEPAWAY—a small-press gem released this year that deserves more attention—is that the depth of the crisis isn’t certain. Instead of abject peril, humanity is thrust into a state of anxiety..." <a href="/Prufer_Kevin/">Kevin Prufer</a>'s #novel reviewed by <a href="/latimes/">Los Angeles Times</a> 🎉
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Kevin Prufer (@prufer_kevin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Because of the really nice buzz around my little apocalyptic novel Sleepaway, Amazon has sold out. But plenty of copies are available directly through the distributor, linked below. And if you use this discount code, you'll get 15% off: HOHOACRE15. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

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The Texas State Legislature has appointed award-winning poet and University of Houston English professor Kevin Prufer as the Texas State Poet Laureate for 2026, one of the state's highest honors for excellence in the arts. bit.ly/3ZOTT6i