Evan J. Peterson (sometimes called Evan Peterson) is an American author, poet, and educator. Peterson teaches writing and emphasizes that poetry should be performed. His performances have been characterized as "high-art concept-driven" and outrageous. A reviewer for ''The New York Times'' named Peterson as being among trendy writers creating apocalypse fiction featuring

zombies A zombie (Haitian French: ; ; Kikongo: ''zumbi'') is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore ...

. Peterson’s poetry often features movie monsters and characters inspired by the

final girl The final girl or survivor girl is a Trope (cinema), trope in horror films (particularly slasher films). It refers to the last girl(s) or woman alive to confront the killer, ostensibly the one left to tell the story. The final girl has been ob ...

trope. Peterson's multidenominational religious background including Jewish, Christian, and Native American faith has influenced his poetry. Peterson was once editor-in-chief of Minor Arcana Press. Peterson has been sought for comments on HIV issues and PrEP (

pre-exposure prophylaxis Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent. Vaccination is the most commonly used form of pre-exposure prophylaxis; other forms of ...

LGBT themes in comics In comics, LGBT themes in speculative fiction, LGBTQ themes are a relatively new concept, as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) themes and character (novel), characters were historically omitted from the content of comic books ...

, and ''

The Rocky Horror Picture Show ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O ...

''.

The PrEP Diaries

In 2017, Peterson released the nonfiction book ''The PrEP Diaries: A Safe(r) Sex Memoir'', published by

Lethe Press Lethe Press is an American book publishing company based in Western Massachusetts.

. The book discusses the drug

Truvada Emtricitabine/tenofovir, sold under the brand name Truvada among others, is a fixed-dose combination antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS. It contains the antiretroviral medications emtricitabine and tenofovir diso ...

, the cultural impact of HIV, and controversial conversations about

HIV prevention HIV prevention refers to practices that aim to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV prevention practices may be undertaken by individuals to protect their own health and the health of those in their community, or may ...

and

safe sex Safe sex is sexual activity using methods or contraceptive devices (such as condoms) to reduce the risk of transmitting or acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially HIV. "Safe sex" is also sometimes referred to as safer ...

. One reviewer described the book as “an accessible introduction to a complex but unquestionably important moment in our cultural relationship with HIV/AIDS.” In addition to discussing the specifics of pre-exposure prophylaxis with Truvada, the book also discusses “self-care, sex-positivity, and taking control of your own health.”

Selected works

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References

External links

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Be PrEPared
a radio interview on 1A from

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