Collected Poems (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Philip Larkin
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, Twentieth century, Marriage, Social life, England or English people, Loneliness, Aging
The publication of the Collected Poems of Philip Larkin four years after his death will please many of his readers who have had to search for long-out-of-print books of poems. It is also likely to create many new readers of these remarkable poems. The poems have been arranged by editor Anthony Thwaite in a very unusual configuration. Thwaite does not break the poems into the published books of the poet as is customary. Instead, there are two large sections: “Poems 1946-83” and “Early Poems 1938-45.” The first section contains the poems “which strike [Larkin’s...
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