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Title	:	Collected Poems
Author	:	Philip Larkin
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 240 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2004 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (first published 1988)
Categories	:	Poetry. Classics. European Literature. British Literature. Fiction

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One of the best-known and best-loved poets of the English-speaking world, Philip Larkin had only a small number of his poems published during his lifetime. Collected Poems brings together not only all his books--The North Ship, The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings, and High Windows--but also his uncollected poems from 1940 to 1984.

This new edition reflects Larkin's own ordering for his poems and is the first collection to present the body of his work with the organization he preferred. Preserving everything he published in his lifetime, the new Collected Poems is an indispensable contribution to the legacy of an icon of twentieth-century poetry.

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Original Title:	Collected Poems
ISBN:	0374529205 (ISBN13: 9780374529208)
Edition Language:	English

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I read this as my "read at least one poem a day" thing, so it took me a while, but I utterly enjoyed it. I'm trying to get re-acquainted with poetry, and Larkins snarkiness, depression and bouts of deep humanity (but not too much of it) were right up my alley.

I fully admit that I know very little about poetry. Very little. But what I've now read of Philip Larkin's work really didn't grab me at all. At times, it irritated the heck out of me. (This started with a nasty little poem called "To My Wife" and never really went away. Also, as far as I could tell, he never married.)Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.In the meantime, you can read

Most of the time Im not much for poetry, its just so precious and thinks a lot of itself, it swanks around preening and sneering.Most of the time this is my kind of poetry:There's a tugboat down by the riverWhere a cement bags just a-droopin' on downOh, that cement is just for the weight, dearFive'll get you ten old Mack is back in town. (Louis Armstrong)orA candy-colored clown they call the sandmanTiptoes to my room every nightJust to sprinkle stardust and to whisperGo to sleep everything is

I was given a copy of this book by my parents. (No, really! I am not making this up!) I'm afraid I'm still in shock... may have a comment by 2011 if the therapy works out.

To only give such a famous poet as Philip Larkin only four stars means I did not care for these poems as much as others do. Here is his most famous poem. Unfortunately, it is totally different than all of his others: This Be The VerseBY PHILIP LARKINThey fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you.But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were

IntroductionThe North Ship--'All catches alight'--'This was your place of birth, this daytime palace'--'The moon is full tonight'--Dawn--Conscript--'Kick up the fire, and let the flames break loose'--'The horns of the morning'--Winter--'Climbing the hill within the deafening wind'--'Within the dream you said'--Night-Music--'Like the train's beat'--'I put my mouth'--Nursery Tale--The Dancer--'The bottle is drunk out by one'--'To write one song, I said'--'If grief could burn out'--Ugly Sister--'I

I first encountered Larkin in the context of a high school English class. The prospect of impending exams and having to churn out 1,500 words on The Theme of Death in Larkin's Poetry can sour one's appreciation of even the most skilled writer, so it wasn't until recently that I felt able to re-read his work with the respect it deserves. If your own experience with Larkin was similarly marred by scholastic resentment, I would suggest you to take another look at his poems once your grades are no