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The Sunday Sessions

Philip Larkin reading his poetry

Philip Larkin author

Format:CD-Audio

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:22nd Jan '09

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A collection of twenty-six of Larkin's best-known poems, read by the poet

The Sunday Sessions consists of twenty-six poems, the contents of two tapes recorded by Philip Larkin in Hull in February 1980 - reportedly, each on a Sunday, after lunch with John Weeks, a sound engineer and colleague of the poet.

The Sunday Sessions consists of twenty-six poems, the contents of two tapes recorded by Philip Larkin in Hull in February 1980 - reportedly, each on a Sunday, after lunch with John Weeks, a sound engineer and colleague of the poet. The tapes, which contain work from Larkin's first major collection, The North Ship, as well as poems from his best-known collections, The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows, remained 'lost' for over two decades, lying on a shelf in the garage in which they were recorded. Since their rediscovery they have been the subject of widespread media attention, including a BBC Radio 4 Archive Hour documentary. Their contents are here published in full for the first time.

Running time approx. 1 hour / 1 disc

ISBN: 9780571244041

Dimensions: 125mm x 145mm x 10mm

Weight: 90g

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