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Philip Larkin
(1922 - 1985 / England)

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Philip Larkin was born in 1922 in Coventry, England. He attended St. John's College, Oxford. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945 and, though not particularly strong on its own, is notable insofar as certain passages foreshadow the unique sensibility and maturity that .. .. more >>

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1		A Study of Reading Habits
2		Ambulances
3		An Arundel Tomb
4		Annus Mirabilis
5		Arrival
6		At Grass
7		Aubade
8		Autobiography at an Air-Station
9		Best Society
10		Breadfruit
11		Church Going
12		Continuing to Live
13		Cut Grass
14		Days
15		Deceptions
16		Dockery and Son
17		Dublinesque
18		Essential Beauty
19		Faith Healing
20		Far Out

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"And girls you have to tell to pull their socks up
Are those whose pants you'd most like to pull down."
Philip Larkin (1922-1986), British poet. "Administration."

"And why was all
Your body sharpened against me, vigilant,
Watchful, when all I meant
Was to make it bright, that it might stand
Burnished before my tent?"
Philip Larkin (1922-1986), British poet. "Deep Analysis."

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p.a. noushad (7/11/2008 4:49:00 AM)
the poems nerrate the simple and complex side of life.

Tracker Ogryphon (2/21/2008 3:31:00 PM)
A suprizing anthology of english writing. It is a bit above my understanding. But I enjoyed the story.

Thank You.

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Philip Larkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brief biography, with external links to some of his popular poetry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Larkin

The Philip Larkin Society
Includes articles about Philip Larkin's life and works, membership information and a "Poem of the Month."
http://www.philiplarkin.com/

YouTube - Philip Larkin - The Lost Tapes
A Sky News piece about the rediscovery of some recordings of Larkin reading a number of his poems. These tapes are particularly significant because they ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QugmT1SEIcg

Philip Larkin
The site provides a nice over view of his works, his lifes, and his membership of "The Movement".
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/larkin.htm

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