Then the War: and Selected Poems, 2007–2020
Then the War: and Selected Poems, 2007-2020 is a collection of poems by Carl Phillips published in 2022 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The collection won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.[1] The collection begins with new poems but includes portions of his lyric memoir, Among the Trees.[2] The book also contains selections from several of Phillip's former poetry collections, specifically Speak Low, Double Shadow, Silverchest, Reconnaissance, Wild is the Wind, Pale Colors in a Tall Field, Star Map with Action Figures. DescriptionThe poems of the collection, outside of the lyric-prose memoir section, can be described as a mix of free verse and prose poems. The collection circles themes of sexuality and nature.[3] ReceptionThen the War has received almost universal praise from book reviewers.[2][4][5][6] References
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