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A Literary Blog of Twentieth-Century and Beyond Poetry in English: PHILIP LARKIN: "THIS BE THE VERSE"
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Larkin, Philip Arthur (1922–1985), poet, writer, and librarian | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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"This Be the Verse" by Philip Larkin. A professor recited this off the top of his head in class one day; hasn't left mine since. : r/literature
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