Thought for the Day

. . . I think it's largely the conundrum of being human

that makes us keep making. I think it has something to do with

revision—how, not only is the world in constant revision,

but each of us is, as well. . . .

~ Poet and Essayist Carl Phillips

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Quoted from Carl Phillips's wonderful The Art of Daring: Risk, Restlessnesss, Imagination (2014), part of Graywolf Press's The Art of series on the craft of writing

Carl Phillips Profiles at Academy of American Poets, The Poetry Foundation, Washington University/St. Louis

In February 2014, Ron Charles of The Washington Post interviewed Phillips for his "The Life of a Poet" series. Watch the video of the interview (it's excellent).