First Draft - Philip Schultz

About this episode

Philip Schultz discusses his career as a poet and his new collection, Enormous Morning.

Philip Schultz is the author of nine poetry collections, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Failure. Some of his other works include Like Wings, winner of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters award in literature; Deep within the Ravine awarded the Academy of American Poets Lamont prize; The Holy Worm of Praise Living in the Past and The God of Loneliness: Selected and New Poems. He is the founder and director of The Writers Studio and has been teaching creative writing since 1971. His new collection is Enormous Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Philip Schultz

Topics covered

• poetry
• creative writing
• literature
• awards
• teaching

Keywords

• Pulitzer Prize
• Failure
• The Writers Studio
• creative writing
• American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters award
• Academy of American Poets Lamont prize

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: First Draft, Pulitzer Prize, Failure, Like Wings,, Deep within the Ravine, The Holy Worm of Praise Living in the Past, The God of Loneliness: Selected and New Poems, Enormous Morning

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