Phil PoulterIn Praise of Flawed MemorialsNot long ago the artist and designer Maya Lin was an invited speaker at a Central Texas university. She focused primarily on recent and…3 min read·Nov 1, 2023----
Phil PoulterA Reluctant Ode: Reflections on DFW International AirportWriting an ode to any airport, much less DFW, is a chore. After all, I have had many unpleasant experiences there, and the thought of…4 min read·Jun 26, 2023----
Phil PoulterThe Meditative Qualities of “Jeanne Dielman”It is reassuring when I hear people younger than me complain that so many local movie screens are monopolized by comic book stories. It…4 min read·Jan 27, 2023----
Phil PoulterPhotographing Writers (or Writers Being Photographed)Recently I pulled the book Writers from my shelves by the photographer Sally Soames. I believe it must have been the year it was published…4 min read·Nov 15, 2022----
Phil PoulterOn Masks and PersonasIn the 1950’s the photographer Bruce Davidson visited a circus and took pictures of performances as well as life back stage and during down…4 min read·Jun 15, 2022----
Phil PoulterOld Masters, Photography, Beasts, and BirdsIn the 1990’s the photographer Alessandra Sanguinetti spent time on a farm in Argentina to photograph animals and the interactions they…5 min read·Apr 15, 2022----
Phil PoulterReimagining Poe: Notes on Fellini’s Toby DammitThe short movie Toby Dammit takes its name from the main character of Edgar Allan Poe’s story Never Bet the Devil Your Head. For those of…4 min read·Dec 2, 2021----
Phil PoulterA Plateful of TherapyEarly in the days of Covid, in a park along the Brazos River in Central Texas, I came across scattered pieces of a broken plate, probably…4 min read·Sep 20, 2021----