{"product_id":"in-the-blood-poems-9780374608866","title":"In the Blood: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the first book of poems from the Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Phillips, with a new afterword. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am no mystic. I know \u003cbr\u003enothing rises that doesn't \u003cbr\u003eknow how to already. \u003cbr\u003eIn my ears, only the clubbed \u003cbr\u003efoot of routine, no voices, no \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eclatter of dreams: but I saw \u003cbr\u003ewhat I saw \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eIn the Blood \u003c\/i\u003ewas 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.21w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374608866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books of poetry, including\u003ci\u003e Scattered Snows, to the North\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThen the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Carl Phillips \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792881107101,"sku":"9780374608866","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4bd9d142-ec27-4595-b688-ebbb01ec5b5f.jpg?v=1774984005","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/in-the-blood-poems-9780374608866","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}