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Late Larkin
(Towards the end of his life, Philip Larkin wrote very little poetry. 'They don't come any more', he said.)
In a small way, I understand the man.
As he grew older, verses would not come;
His delicious palette had been stowed away.
The ideas were there, aplenty, for sure -
Let’s face it, we have ideas all the time -
And words, waiting coyly to be favoured;
But his poems re...
Monday 8th August 2022 9:39 pm
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