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He was one of post-war England’s most famous poets, and was commonly referred to as “England’s other Poet Laureate” until his death in 1985. Indeed, when the position of laureate became vacant in 1984, many poets and critics favored Larkin’s appointment, but Larkin preferred to avoid the limelight.
Philip Arthur Larkin CH CBE FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl in Winter (1947).
Philip Larkin is considered one of the foremost English poets of the latter half of the 20th century. His work continues to resonate with readers today, offering a clear-eyed, often melancholic view of everyday life and the human condition. Larkin's poetry is characterized by its accessibility and directness.
Philip Larkin was a 20th-century poet who explored the universal themes of love, death, and the effect of time on the human condition. Despite being regarded as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century, Larkin’s life was turbulent and marred with many failed relationships.
5 days ago · Philip Larkin (born August 9, 1922, Coventry, Warwickshire, England—died December 2, 1985, Kingston upon Hull) was the most representative and highly regarded of the poets who gave expression to a clipped, antiromantic sensibility prevalent in English verse in the 1950s.
Examine the life, times, and work of Philip Larkin through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Jun 10, 2015 · Trying to create a ‘top ten’ definitive list of Philip Larkin’s best poems is impossible, not least because each Larkin fan will come up with a slightly different list. However, we’ve tried our best to bring together some of Larkin’s most classic poems here.
Larkin stands as the chief example among his contemporaries of the line of counter-modernist poetry running not from William Butler Yeats and the Symbolists but from...
This Be The Verse. By Philip Larkin. They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had. And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn. By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern. And half at one another’s throats.
Philip Larkin - Born in 1922, Philip Larkin was a leading voice of "The Movement," a group of young English writers who rejected the prevailing fashion for neo-Romantic writing.
