Philip Levine divides his time between Fresno and Brooklyn. In 1991 he won the National Book Award with What Work Is; in 1995, the Pulitzer with The Simple Truth. His book of poems, Breath, will appear in October from Knopf.

Other poems by Philip Levine in Verse Daily:
December 19, 2003:  "Why We Sing When We Work"   "Renamed Efraim after the Lord of Light, he was given..."

About The Kenyon Review:
Poets in this issue: Robin Myers, Madeline Weinstein, Laura Bennet, Philip Levine, Guy Goffette, Tenaya Darlington, Jason Gray, Dionisio D. Martinez, Jean Arasanayagam, ALan Michael Parker, John Koeth