‘We need to talk about Philip… new perspectives’ : Annual commemoration Sunday 1 December 2019

Our commemoration of Larkin’s death this year is entitled: ‘We need to talk about Philip… New Pespectives’ and will take place at The Royal Station Hotel in Ferensway, Hull.

2.00 Extraordinary General Meeting to approve a revised constitution for the Society.

3.00  ‘We need to talk about Philip… New Pespectives’: a presentation by Committee members on recent and future initiatives as PLS moves towards its 25th year, including, a possible electronic version of the journal, the launch of the PLS podcast, our Twitter profile; the future of the website and planning for the 2022 Centenary year. Members’ suggestions will be welcomed.

4.00 Refreshments

4.30 Questions

5.00 Close

This event will be free of charge, but please let Carole Collinson know if you plan to attend. Carole Collinson, 32 Queen’s Drive, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, HU16 4EL. chriscarole@hotmail.com

 

JUST RELEASED – ‘Tiny in all that air’ – podcasts from the PLS

We are pleased to announce that The Philip Larkin Society podcast, Tiny In All That Air has now gone live and you can now subscribe for free through the podcast app of your choice.

You can find the taster episode at open.spotify.com/show/5aCJxGGOL… and podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fee… or head over to anchor.fm/tinyinallthatair

The first 10 minute ‘taster’ episode featuring PLS trustee Kyra Piperides-Jacques was released in November paving the way for the official launch date of 2nd December 2019. This date was chosen as the anniversary of Larkin’s death and also to mark the 25th year of the PLS itself. The opening episode features chair Professor Eddie Dawes who tells us some of his funny and fascinating stories about his friendship with Larkin.

This is followed by the two podcasts featuring Professor James Booth with his insights into Larkin’s life, relationships and poetic development that have already been very warmly received by listeners and Twitter followers. The most recent release is a chat with Wes Finch of The Mechanicals who discusses his Coventry roots and his musical settings of Larkin’s poetry. Coming up, we have more James Booth plus discussions with poet Keiron Winn, PLS merchandise officer and teacher Rachael Galletly and PLS trustee and Larkin researcher Philip Pullen.

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch to say they are enjoying the podcast and have suggested guests. Broadcast data show we have an international audience from Ireland to Greece to Pakistan and the stats show we have had a good number of listeners already. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at TinyInAllThatAir@tiny_air and if you would like to take part we’d love to hear from you!

Please contact Lyn via the Twitter account or email lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk.