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In the Blood - by Carl Phillips (Paperback)

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  • A new edition of the first book of poems from the Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Phillips, with a new afterword.
  • About the Author: Carl Phillips is the author of many books of poetry, including Scattered Snows, to the North and Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
  • 128 Pages
  • Poetry, American

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A new edition of the first book of poems from the Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Phillips, with a new afterword.

I am no mystic. I know
nothing rises that doesn't
know how to already.
In my ears, only the clubbed
foot of routine, no voices, no

clatter of dreams: but I saw
what I saw

Even in his first book of poems, the deep contradictions in Carl Phillips's work are already pronounced. Here is a subtle poet, attuned to the simple honesty of everyday speech, and yet steeped in classical allusion. Life here is quiet, yet burning with anger and unavoidable desire. Offering intimate statements of passion and yet retaining a private withholding, these poems take as their primary subject the body--growing, aging, loving--and spirit that fills the flesh.

When In the Blood was selected for the 1992 Morse Poetry Prize, Carl Phillips was a high-school Latin teacher. Thirty years later, he has written seventeen books of poetry, has received the Pulitzer Prize, and is one of the most prominent voices in contemporary poetry.



About the Author



Carl Phillips is the author of many books of poetry, including Scattered Snows, to the North and Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x 56.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: American
Genre: Poetry
Number of Pages: 128
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Theme: African American
Format: Paperback
Author: Carl Phillips
Language: English
Street Date: March 17, 2026
TCIN: 1003180935
UPC: 9780374608866
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-3363
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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