Ken Fifer

Poet

Center Valley, PA
Pennsylvania US
Email: 
kuf1@psu.edu

Author's Bio

Ken Fifer’s newest poetry book, Caravaggio’s Kimono (Longleaf, 2024), is his fifth collection. His poems have appeared in Barrow Street, Epoch, New Letters, The Literary Review, and Ploughshares. He lives and works in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, with his wife and extended family, six dogs, two cats, and a parrot.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems (Accents Publishing, 2013)
Books:
After Fire (March Street Press, 2007)
,
Water Presents (Nova House, 2005)
,
Falling Man (Ithaca House, 1979)
Journals:
Apalachee Review
,
Barrow Street
,
Beloit Poetry Journal
,
Blast Furnace
,
Blueline
,
California Quarterly
,
Cimarron Review
,
Cincinnati Review
,
Crab Creek Review
,
Gargoyle Magazine
,
Grey Sparrow Journal
,
The Journal
,
The Literary Review
,
New Letters
,
Ouroboros Review
,
Partisan Review
,
Ploughshares
,
Poetry Now
,
The Comstock Review
,
The Wolf
,
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: Oct 14, 2025