Unexpected Kindness (interview with Carl Phillips pt. 2)

Part 2 of our interview with Carl Phillips begins with his reading of "Invasive Species" from Then the War. Then we talk origin, luck, coping, and unexpected kindness.

You can buy Carl Phillips's books -- particularly his newest, Then the War -- here at Loyalty Bookstores, a Black-owned independent bookstore in DC.

Hear Carl read "Among the Trees," a lyric essay from Then the War, here.  

Read Richie Hofmann's review of Then the War in the LA Review of Books here.