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“Scattered Snows, to the North,” a Poem by Carl Phillips

“Scattered Snows, to the North,” a Poem by Carl Phillips

From the Collection “Scattered Snows, to the North”

By Carl Phillips | August 8, 2024

Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers

Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers

“Sometimes the problem is that we’re trying too hard.”

By Carl Phillips | October 28, 2022

“Little Shields, in Starlight”

“Little Shields, in Starlight”

A Poem by Carl Phillips

By Carl Phillips | February 8, 2022

The Yale Younger Poets Prize: A Microcosm of the American Poetry Landscape

The Yale Younger Poets Prize: A Microcosm of the American Poetry Landscape

Carl Phillips on Who's Winning the Oldest Annual Literary Award in America

By Carl Phillips | October 23, 2019

'Crossing,' A Poem by Carl Phillips

'Crossing,' A Poem by Carl Phillips

From His Collection Wild Is the Wind

By Carl Phillips | May 13, 2019

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