Founder and director of the Writers Studio in New York, Philip Schultz grew up in Rochester, New York. Schultz’s work delves into personal history, family, the city, and immigrant and Jewish experience. He lives in East Hampton, New York, with his wife, the sculptor Monica Banks, and their children.
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Greed
My ocean town struggles
to pick up leaves,
offer summer school,
and keep our library open.
Every day now
more men stand
at the railroad station,
waiting to be chosen for work.
Because it’s thought
the Hispanics will work for...