28+ Philip Larkin Young PNG. Philip larkin is often best known for his less than cheery observations. Since the philip larkin society was founded in 1995, ten years after the poet's death, it has become a national and international focus for lovers of his writings.

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Love and death in hull (channel 4) a decent documentary on philip larkin's life as the 'hermit of hull'. 149 quotes from philip larkin: Larkin once famously said, i think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, … most people are.

Poetry is an affair of sanity, of seeing things as they are, to recreate the familiar, eternalizing the poet's own perception in unique and original verbal form.

Directors, andrew motion & richard carrington. After graduating, larkin undertook professional studies to become a librarian. Posts about philip larkin written by falstaff and audiopoetry. You can read 'afternoons' here.