I've been listening a lot to Sally Shapiro's recent album Ready to Live a Lie. It's Swedish electronica, and perhaps a dated version of that, but the joyful music that accompanies the sometimes less-than-joyful lyrics makes me remember that loneliness and heartbreak and dancing and joy are all part of being human and alive. It's also excellent music to drive to...
— Carl Phillips is the author of many books of poems, most recently Scattered Snows, to the North (2024). He lives in Massachusetts, on Cape Cod.
Five of Carl Phillips' poems will appear in Issue 306 (Winter 2026). You can pre-order Issue 306 now!
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