Living Weapon

Phillips’ latest poetry collection speaks to our dangerous and difficult political moment. An imaginative work, Living Weapon (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) lyrically explores pain and joy, indictment and survival, all while revealing the limitations of our vocabulary to express our world.

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PAW’s December 2025 cover, with a photo of Michael Park ’98.
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December 2025

Judge Michael Park ’98; shifts in DEI initiatives; a night at the new art museum.