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Philip Larkin Poems

Selected by Martin Amis

Philip Larkin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:3rd Jan '13

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Philip Larkin Poems is the selected poems from one of the nation's best-loved poets, edited by Martin Amis.

For the first time, Faber publish a selection from the poetry of Philip Larkin. how many poets make us laugh - or, in that curious phrase, "laugh out loud" (as if there's another way of doing it)? Larkin, often, is more than memorable: he is instantly unforgettable.' - Martin Amis

For the first time, Faber publish a selection from the poetry of Philip Larkin. Drawing on Larkin's four collections and on his uncollected poems. Chosen by Martin Amis.

'Many poets make us smile; how many poets make us laugh - or, in that curious phrase, "laugh out loud" (as if there's another way of doing it)? Who else uses an essentially conversational idiom to achieve such a variety of emotional effects? Who else takes us, and takes us so often, from sunlit levity to mellifluous gloom?... Larkin, often, is more than memorable: he is instantly unforgettable.' - Martin Amis

ISBN: 9780571258116

Dimensions: 195mm x 130mm x 10mm

Weight: 145g

128 pages

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