Paul, MN), 1995.įrom the Devotions (poetry), Graywolf Press ( St. In the Blood (poetry), Northeastern University Press (Boston, MA), 1992.Ĭortège (poetry), Graywolf Press ( St. Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize, 1992, for In the Blood National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and Lambda Literary Award finalist, both for Cortège Witter Bynner Fellowship, 1998 Guggenheim Foundation fellow, 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, 1998, for From the Devotions Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, 2001, for Pastoral Academy Award in Literature, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2001 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, Claremont Graduate University, 2002, for The Tether Theodore Roethke Memorial Foundation prize, Thom Gunn Award for Gay Male Poetry, and National Book Award in poetry finalist, all 2004, for The Rest of Love Academy of American Poets fellowship, 2006 Pushcart prize Academy of American Poets prize induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Has also taught at Harvard University, Boston University, and the Iowa Writers Workshop. Louis, MO, assistant professor of English, 1993-95, associate professor, then professor of English and African American studies, 1995.

Taught Latin in several high schools, 1983-91 Washington University, St.

Office-Department of English, Washington University, Duncker 116, Box 1122, 1 Brookings Dr., St. Ethnicity: 'African American.' Education: Harvard University, B.A., 1981 University of Massachusetts, M.A.T., 1983 Boston University, M.A., 1993. Born July 23, 1959, in Everett, WA son of Carl (an Air Force medic) and Helen Elizabeth (a homemaker) Phillips married (divorced) partner of Doug Macomber.

The Tether by Carl Phillips