Description
The Early Poems and Juvenilia of Philip Larkin gives an unprecedented insight into the formation of one of the most remarkable talents of twentieth-century English poetry.
About the Author
Philip Larkin, poet, novelist and librarian, was born in Coventry in 1922. He published four volumes of poetry - The North Ship (1945), The Less Deceived (1955), The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and High Windows (1974) - for which he received innumerable honours including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the WH Smith Award. He also wrote two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl in Winter (1947), and his journalism is collected in two volumes, All What Jazz: A Record Diary and Required Writing: Miscellaneous Prose. He worked as librarian at the University of Hull from 1955 until his death in 1985. In 2003, he was chosen as Britain's best-loved poet of the previous fifty years by the Poetry Book Society; in 2008, The Times named him Britain's greatest post-war writer; and in 2016, a memorial stone in his name was unveiled in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
Reviews
"'This tenderly observant poet writes clearly, rhythmically, and thoughtfully about what all of us can understand.' John Betjeman"
Book Information
ISBN 9780571223060
Author Philip Larkin
Format Hardback
Page Count 408
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 635g
Dimensions(mm) 224mm * 146mm * 33mm