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Collected Poems

Philip Larkin

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Ian McEwan loved it
I have a careless theory that the poetry of Larkin has had a profound effect on the prose writing of my generation. There are many writers of my age who are steeped in Larkin and, like me, incorporate the cadences of his lines, often without being aware of it. His poems are part of my mental furniture.

on fivebooks.com · 3 Sep 2017

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