My trade is mystery : seven meditations from a life in writing / Carl Phillips.
| Author/creator |
Phillips, Carl, 1959- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2022 |
| Description | 100 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Ambition -- Stamina -- Silence -- Politics -- Practice -- Audience -- Community. |
| Abstract | "In these intimate and eloquent meditations, the award-winning poet Carl Phillips shares lessons he has learned about the writing life, an "apprenticeship to what can never fully be mastered." Drawing on forty years of teaching and mentoring emerging writers, he weaves his experiences as a poet with the necessary survival skills, including ambition, stamina, silence, politics, practice, audience, and community. In the tradition of Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, and Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, this is an invaluable companion for writers at every stage of their journey. Phillips's book serves as a partner in speculation and an invitation to embrace mystery."--Publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Phillips, Carl, 1959- My trade is mystery. New Haven Yale University Press [2022] 0300268955 |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| LCCN | 2022934242 |
| ISBN | 9780300257878 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0300257872 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctv2vt0h55 JSTOR |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3566 .H476 M92 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |