Carl Phillips's most recent book of poems is Then the War: And Selected Poems 2007-2020. His new book of essays, My Trade is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a LIfe in Writing, will be out in November.

Other poems by Carl Phillips in Verse Daily:
October 23, 2021:   "Is It True All Legends Once Were Rumors" "And it was as we'd been told it would be..."
November 6, 2020:   "While Night Still Keeps Us" "Finally, if we're very lucky, we get to see affectionFinally, if we're very lucky, we get to see affection..."
August 11, 2020:   "In a Low Voice, Slowly" "So stubborn, and as if almost necessary, this..."
September 9, 2016:   "Darkening, Brightening" "Listening's not enough, you've gotta watch them, that way they feel..."
April 22, 2016:   "His Grace Asleep and Waking" "- Despite having been raised mostly to cause..."
November 1 2015:   "Meditation: On Being a Mystery to Oneself" "The oars of the ship called Late Forgiveness lift..."
June 9, 2014:   "Pulling the Arrow Out" "Mumbling something about how..."
August 30, 2007:   "Reciprocity" " Rest, now. All that ruggedness, blood-pain, and blindness-to-its..."
July 18, 2002:  "Minotaur" "What stalked the room was never envy...."

Books by Carl Phillips:

Other poems on the web by Carl Phillips:
"Pale Colors in a Tall Field"
"Searchlights"
"Blue-winged Warbler"
Twenty-nine poems
Two poems
"Crossing"
"Wake Up"
Two poems
Ten poems
Three poems
Nine poems

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