Today's poem is
"In a Low Voice, Slowly"
from 32 Poems
Carl Phillips
is the author of 15 books of poetry, most recently Pale Colors in a Tall Field (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2020). He teaches at Washington University in St. Louis.
Other poems by Carl Phillips in Verse Daily:
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:
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Two poems
"Crossing"
"Wake Up"
Two poems
Ten poems
Three poems
Nine poems
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