Philip Metres

Philip Metres has written numerous books, including Shrapnel Maps (Copper Canyon 2020). Winner of Guggenheim, Lannan, and NEA fellowships, he is professor of English and director of the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program at John Carroll University, and core faculty at Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA.

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Plague Psalm 19

Bees needle our sin-stung flesh in your hive
Yet some kind of sweetness
still touches the tongue.