About Kevin Prufer

Kevin Prufer’s newest books are Fallen From a Chariot (Carnegie Mellon, 2005) and National Anthem (Four Way Books, 2008), the latter of which was named one of the five best poetry books of the year by Publishers Weekly. With Wayne Miller, he’s also editor of New European Poets (Graywolf Press, 2008) and Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing. His new work appears in Kenyon Review, American Poetry Review, Field, and Best American Poetry 2009.

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Then the scalpel cuts the chest so the eyes roll back.
Blood from the mouth,
from the bit tongue, and the face

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