The Rest of Love

The best poems in THE REST OF LOVE are, appropriately enough, love poems. As a suitor, Phillips doesn't really do sweet and earnest; instead, he's more likely to give us the swirling, hot-and-cold drama of love at its most fraught....Phillips proves that the great English verse tradition of erotic religious poetry is alive and well, and apparently teaching creative writing in St. Louis. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.