With humor, foresight, and rarely hidden effort, Phillip Knight Scott dares to ask important, existential questions in his first collection of poems. There may be few answers in PAINT THE LIVING, PLANT THE DEAD - indeed the whole thing is a bit absurd - but sometimes asking the questions can be enough. What is the point of life? Why is my hair gray? Where are my keys? These poems won't answer these questions, but you'll at least have something to read on your way to wherever you end up.