Philip Larkin is a love poet who doesn’t trust love
He offers an uncensored picture of a damaged and unhappy sensibility – but leaves us with the possibility of hope.
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Larkin at 100
Reflections on the poet’s life, work and legacy, 100 years after his birth
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Larkin at 100
Unlike most poets, Philip Larkin dared to be mean
People rarely moved him to sentiments of kindness but one senses that he wished they would.
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Is there room for people like me in Larkin’s England?
His poems ignored Britain’s postwar diversity and dynamism, and his racist language challenged my love of his craft.
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