Our latest podcast is the first of two podcasts exploring one of Larkin’s major contemporaries, Sir John Betjeman, to coincide with the publication of Jonathan Smith’s book Being Betjeman(n) (Galileo Publishing)   Lyn is joined by Jonathan as he discusses his long term love of [...]

At PLS we want to do our bit to help people stay safe during these difficult and dangerous times while at the same time adding to the growing fashion trend in cool face coverings. We’re very pleased to announce the release of the Larkin Face Mask – safe, secure, and very definitely [...]

‘Now you’ll be wondering what I thought of The Secret Garden,’ ^Philip Larkin wrote to Monica Jones on 24th June 1953,’ Well I thought it astonishingly good. I can’t imagine how I’ve never come across it before {…] If it has any message, it’s surely that – well, I can’t put it into [...]

PLS continues to move on apace. We are proud to have celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Society with a very special commemorative edition of ‘About Larkin’ which beautifully captures the highlights and events of the past quarter century during which there have been so many. The edition, [...]

Quiz results- Thank you for all the interest and responses. Our top three winners are: Sally Button – 29 James Tarry-29 Alain Sinner-29 Brilliant work!  You are clearly not hare eyed clerks. Treat yourself to an awful pie and a G&T. Please find the quiz sheet here  and a copy of the [...]

The Lockdown Larkin Quiz- as the ‘poet laureate of social isolation’, who better to turn to at this time than Philip Larkin? But how well do you know your Larkin? Do you know your Monicas from your Ruths? Do you know your Brynmor Jones from your Wellingtons? Are you a toad or a sea anemone? [...]

Our latest newsletter is a pandemic special, full of content that we hope will keep you amused while you wait it all out from the safe confines of your armchair. Rest assured that the ‘featured product’ and ‘on this day’ content will return when the world becomes a [...]

In these days of extreme, house bound, social isolation Larkin aficionados will be pleased to know that a wealth of Larkin-related material is available online to help pass the time and keep the spirits up. Here is a, by no means definitive, range of sources…. Enjoy! YouTube YouTube is, [...]

Winners of the East Riding Poetry Prizes, organised as part of the East Riding Festival of Words 2019, were announced at a prize-giving ceremony at Bridlington Library on Saturday 25th January. The four judges, poets James Nash , Wendy Pratt and Matthew Hedley Stoppard, together with James [...]

The Philip Larkin Society is very sad to announce the death of one of its long-standing trustees, Belinda Hakes. Belinda helped to edit the Society’s journal, About Larkin and during her time as Education Officer organised very successful Larkin Study Days for sixth formers. An exceptional [...]