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Writing tagged: ‘Philip Larkin’

‘The Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by W.N.P. Barbellion

Book review: ‘The Journal of a Disappointed Man’ by W.N.P. Barbellion

A deliberately self-inflated masterpiece.

Published 22-Feb-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: Philip Larkin, reviews
Barn owl

Newsletter No. 20: ‘Giving it the David Attenboroughs’

In which I gatecrash a podcast, and share cool stuff by the likes of: Melissa Harrison · Luke Turner · Werner Herzog · Merlin Sheldrake · Robert Macfarlane · Gaby Wood · Caught by the River · Philip Hoare · and a host of talented extras.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: archaeology, birds, Caught by the River, Clive James, Darwin book, Donald Hall, Gaby Wood, Gilbert White, Luke Turner, Melissa Harrison, Merlin Sheldrake, Philip Hoare, Philip Larkin, podcasts, Robert Macfarlane, Werner Herzog
‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Book review: ‘Somewhere Becoming Rain’ by Clive James

Collected writings on Philip Larkin.

Published 01-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Genres: Essays, People, Poetry Tags: Clive James, Philip Larkin, reviews
Larkin letters

Book review: ‘Selected Letters of Philip Larkin’ (Anthony Thwaite, ed.)

Hugely entertaining correspondence from one of Britain’s most popular poets.

Published 05-Apr-2017
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, People Tags: books, correspondence, Philip Larkin, poetry, reviews

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