Philip Larkin
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Philip Arthur Larkin was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill and A Girl in Winter. He came to promin
Larkin's parents' former Radford council house overlooking a small spinney, once their garden (photo 2008)
This second-floor flat overlooking Pearson Park in Hull was Larkin's rented accommodation from 1956 to 1974 (photo 2008).
105 Newland Park, Hull, was Larkin's home from 1974 to his death in 1985 (photo 2008).
The headstone marking Larkin's grave at Cottingham municipal cemetery, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
The British poet laureate is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the prime minister. The role does not entail any specific duties, but there is an expe
Philip Larkin
…of Twentieth Century English Verse (1973). His many honours include the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate in 1984, following the death of Sir John Betjeman. After taking a Double First from Oxford in 1943 in English, Larkin became a librarian. It was during…
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