Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: the Poetry of Philip Larkin

[@fraserdonachie]

… I’m new to Larkin’s gloom. I’m sixty very soon. This is precisely what I need to hear … o dear, o dear, o dear. And, less seriously, these are wonderful performances that really do illuminate his writing … thank you so much … 🙏

[@wowjef]

I love the way it ends with Larkin's last line, and then they shuffle off stage, like all of us must

[@simonpearce5039]

Larkin pulls you in . I find his work is not troublesome to understand as he speaks to everyone on a level plain. He may be gloomy but at least he is honest, and his work will last forever

[@_PoeticJustice_]

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[@wordscapes5690]

He f***s you up, Larkin.

[@jonharrison9222]

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[@wordscapes5690]

@@jonharrison9222 I was referencing his famous “This Be the Verse” poem.

[@Elaine-tk7nx]

Oh dear...Mary Beard's academic delivery drains interest from this intro piece for me, overpronouncing and mispronouncing (French) in places and somehow her voice conveys a detachment about him. The other readings are better. Why ask Mary Beard, weren't there any suitable literary academics available with deeper knowledge of Larkin?