Philip Schultz: Pulitzer Poet

       I read two poems today by Philip Schultz who won the Pulitzer for poetry in 2008. I could see why he won.

       Glancing into Schultz's memoir My Dyslexia, I read his wife is a sculptor; Schultz says artists don't think too much about money--he and his wife have a comfortable house that just meets their needs.

       You can discern the tone of Schultz's poetry by a joke he tells about himself and his accountant, discussing Philip's retirement. The accountant told Philip he'd be able to retire 10 years after his death, and Philip held out for 5.

    The fine poems I read today can be found at my daughter's blog for Wednesday, October 19, 2011. To read them, click here.