Ken Fifer

Poet

Center Valley, PA
Pennsylvania US
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Author's Bio

Ken Fifer‘s poetry collections include Architectural Conditions (2012, with architect Larry Mitnick), After Fire, Water Presents, The Moss That Rides on the Back of the Rock, and Falling Man; he has edited three anthologies of poems by children. His poems have appeared in many journals, including Theodate, Barrow Street, New Letters, and Ploughshares. His translations of contemporary Turkish poetry (with Nesrin Eruysal) have appeared in The Wolf (UK), Söyleşi Üç Aylık Şiir Dergisi (Turkey), The Literary Review, and other magazines in the US and abroad. He has a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from The University of Michigan.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems (Accents Publishing, 2013)
Books:
After Fire (March Street Press, 2007)
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Water Presents (Nova House, 2005)
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Falling Man (Ithaca House, 1979)
Journals:
Apalachee Review
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Barrow Street
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California Quarterly
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Ouroboros Review
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Partisan Review
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Poetry Now
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The Comstock Review
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The Wolf
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Theodate

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
NYC
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Last update: May 15, 2014