Philip Schultz

Philip Schultz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Failure," among other books of verse, has written an unexpected work of prose called "My Dyslexia."

Philip Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author of My Dyslexia, talks about how his dyslexia has affected his life and his work as a poet.

Philip Schultz reads two selections from his recent book-length poem, Living in the Past.He's the founder and director of The Writers Studio, and a former director of NYU's Graduate Creative Writing program. His work has been published widely, including in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Nation, and The New Republic.