Philip Larkin Poems

Selected by Martin Amis

Philip Larkin

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Faber & Faber
29 January 2013

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

For the first time, Faber publish a selection from the poetry of Philip Larkin. Drawing on Larkin's four collections and on his uncollected poems. Chosen by Martin Amis.

'Many poets make us smile; how many poets make us laugh - or, in that curious phrase, laugh out loud (as if there's another way of doing it)? Who else uses an essentially conversational idiom to achieve such a variety of emotional effects? Who else takes us, and takes us so often, from sunlit levity to mellifluous gloom?. Larkin, often, is more than memorable: he is instantly unforgettable.' - Martin Amis

By: Philip Larkin
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN: 9780571258116
ISBN 10: 0571258115
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 29 January 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip Larkin was born in 1922 and grew up in Coventry. In 1955 he became Librarian of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull, a post he held until his death in 1985. He was the best-loved poet of his generation and the recipient of innumerable honours, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the W.H. Smith Award.