On Poetic Truth

Myko Philip

An exploration of the intricacies of a poetic life, including the experience the artfulness of objects and the desire to shake off automated routines. This collection of essays sheds light on how one’s literary inclinations can guide attention, perception and actions, explains why some words stick, and, satisfies the reader’s pursuit of revelations, settling for a moment of modest epiphany.

A friend recently asked me what it meant to see

Myko Philip

A friend recently asked me what it meant to see, perceive, live poetically.

Always invoking an echo, a summer’s day

Myko Philip

Sometimes words stick. Read enough and the most innocuous and well-trodden of words can suddenly harl onto an older...

Success in Circuit Lies

Myko Philip

In Hill’s later poetry, one is consistently caught unawares by some slantwise piercing glance.