Philip Larkin and English Poetry

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In the appreciation of Larkin’s poetry which draws extensively on the poet’s many prose commentaries on writing, Terry Whalen provides a practical criticism of Larkin’s poetry. He gives a close reading of the major poems as well as embarking on a detailed discussion of Larkin’s absorption of influences from other English writers of the past, including Dr Johnson, D.H.Lawrence and the Imagists.