On Getting Better
Dec 15, 2021
2 minutes
By Adam Phillips
Penguin £6.99
I first encountered Adam Phillips – Britain’s most prominent literary psychoanalyst – at a seminar in Oxford, where he spoke about the poetry of Frank O’Hara.
Before opening the floor to questions, Phillips addressed the audience in a tone that was both solemn and unassuming. ‘I am against intimidation,’ he said.
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