LANGUAGE BEING TIME IBD

Sinopse

'Some poets live deep back, quietly, in far places, still. I love the poetry of my friend, John Phillips. He is a master of the compressed, cut lyric.'á-Kent Johnson.'John Phillips writes with a precision, balance & grace that calls to mind the very best of Louis ZukofskyâÇÖs short poems, or CreeleyâÇÖs early period, or Lorine NiedeckerâÇÖs work.áAt his best, Phillips is absolutely dazzling.'á-Ron Sillimaná(OnáLanguage Is)'These poems have no extraneous cargo, they are tight as a duckâÇÖs butt.áAnd smart.áYou could write most of these astute and pristine poems on a post-it note and carry it in your pocket for later use.'á-Michael Dennis (OnáShape of Faith)'Perhaps PhillipsâÇÖ greatest accomplishment is how he cast out words that create a reality that, nonetheless, evokeáthatáreality that existedápre-words. I am touching quite briefly on the many marvels within the bookâÇÖs pages. I recommend you look for this book and inhabit it for yourself. YouâÇÖll come out of the experience more enlightened than before you began it.'á-Eileen Tabios (OnáShape of Faith)