Shortlisted Poet in Focus: Carl Phillips

Carl Phillips. Photo © Reston Allen

I think it’s a book about being older and also the slipperiness of memory […] It’s very troubling I find, the older I get, to realise that memory can’t be trusted. We often remember things as we need them to be in our minds so we can live with ourselves. – Carl Phillips, T. S. Eliot Prize film interview

Carl Phillips, shortlisted with his collection Scattered Snows, to the North (Carcanet Press, 2024), is the featured poet in this week’s Eliot Prize e-newsletter.

The newsletter tells you about the wide range of content we have just published to help you get to know Carl and his work. This includes specially produced videos of the poet reading from Scattered Snows, to the North and talking about the collection.

Download the Reader’s Notes on Scattered Snows, to the North, which include a selection of poems from the collection, plus reviews, reading suggestions, and a writing prompt or two for those inspired to respond creatively. The aim of the Readers’ Notes is to inspire deeper readings of the book, individually or shared with friends, book groups or writing workshops.

We have also published a perceptive review, commissioned from John Field, offering powerful insights into the work.

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