Kevin Prufer is the author of, among others, National Anthem (Four Way Books, 2008) and Fallen From a Chariot (Carnegie Mellon, 2005), named one of the best books of the last 25 years by the editors of The Bloomsbury Review. He’s also editor of New European Poets (Graywolf, 2008), Dark Horses: Essays On Overlooked Poems (University of Illinois, 2007), and The New Young American Poets (Southern Illinois, 2000), named one of the ten best poetry books of the year by Booklist magazine and the American Library Association. The recipient of three Pushcart prizes and several awards from the Poetry Society of America, he lives in Warrensburg, Missouri, where he serves as editor of Pleaides: A Journal of New Writing. You can visit his website at www.kevinprufer.com.