many who admired Larkin’s poetry have been shocked to find in his letters the most crass expressions of racism.

In the words of Marie Ponsot, “Joan Larkin’s high-wire poetic acts unite both electric tension and steadfast balance. Deft, probing language surges in these poems, to the music of free verse, metric ...

Across ten programmes and ten Philip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, finds out what happens when he revisits and unpicks Larkin's work in his centenary year. Show more Across ten ...

A Collection of Larkin’s Poetry Philip Larkin’s work has a timeless way of capturing Hull’s soul. His words resonate with anyone who’s spent time here. A beautifully bound collection of ...