when was the less deceived published?
1955
when was larkin born?
1922, year of high modernism
what collection came before the less decieved?
the north ship, 1945
what two collections followed the less deceived?
the whitsun weddings, 1964 and high windows, 1974
what was larkin's nickname?
the hermit of hull
when did larkin die?
1985 of cancer
who coined the term 'the movement'?
j.d. scott, 1954
when did larkin arrive in hull?
1955
where did larkin work and for how long?
the brynmoor jones library, more than 30 years
where did larkin work before moving to hull?
queens, belfast
how did andrew motion prescribe larkin's influences?
larkin's poetry is a continual debate between romantic yearning and disillusioned pragmatism - 1994
how did jean hartley prescribe larkin's themes? (and who was she)
a piquant mixture of lyricism and discontent - wife of larkin's publisher george
t.s. eilot's hypothesis on poetry?
it must be difficult
kingsley amis' most famous novel?
lucky jim
hardy's quote about his faith
churchy - almost too high churchy
wordsworth line which at grass mimics
the inward eye is the bliss of solitude - i wandered lonely as a cloud, 1815
when were larkin's letters to monica jones published?
2011 - letters to monica
who is lines about?
winifred arnott
what was larkin's other poem about a dying animal?
the mower, 1979
which romantic poet had a poem titled spring?
william blake, songs of innocence