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Carl Phillips
Carl Phillips is a poet and essayist whose work has appeared in Granta 110 and over a dozen books. He writes about the intersections of desire, landscape, and the human body. His
The Rest of Love
Synopsis
Carl Phillips's seventh collection, 'The Rest of Love,' delves into the tension between faith and doubt, and our inherent desire to believe. Phillips examines how we attempt to reconcile or avoid the difficult truths that nonetheless draw us in. Through his distinctive terse lines and syntax, the poems explore the myths we create and revisit in the pursuit of physical, emotional, and spiritual desire.