Philip Larkin comes to Beverley
Things are building up nicely for what is turning out to be a mini Larkin festival in Beverley, East Yorkshire, a town that meant a lot to Larkin. The events are centred around the first
27/03/2023
‘A Joyous Shot’ – An evening of Larkin inspired words and music, East Riding Theatre 14th April
As an accompaniment to ‘Home Is So Sad’ the first ever Philip Larkin Exhibition to be held at Beverley Art Gallery, join local poets and writers Vicky Foster and Chris Sewart, together with the Mechanicals
11/03/2023
Home Is So Sad
The Philip Larkin Society is delighted to be collaborating with the Beverley Art Gallery in East Yorkshire to produce what will be the first every Larkin Exhibition in the town. Beverley was one of the
08/03/2023
Eddie Dawes
We announce the sad news that Eddie Dawes, our former Chairman, died on Friday 3rd March after having been admitted to hospital with pneumonia. His two sons were with him. He was 97. An outstanding
05/03/2023
A Sparkling Armada – the PLS Conference, University of Hull 8-9th December 2022
We had not organised a conference since 2019 with Covid creating so many barriers in the way. But as 2022 began, confidence in face to face events was now back, and we knew this would
13/12/2022
Latest Events
A recording of our fantastic 21st September online event featuring Rosie Millard in Conversation with Sir Andrew Motion is now available to view on our YouTube channel. Click here A recording of Philip Pullen’s talk, ‘The Importance of
04/11/2022
