Anthony Thwaite 1930-2021
We are deeply saddened by the passing of the President of the Philip Larkin Society, Anthony Thwaite. Anthony has held that role since the foundation of the Society in 1995 and only last year renewed
23/04/2021
Podcast – Zachary Leader
On this month’s podcast, Zachary Leader discusses the Larkin-Amis friendship: “…deprivation and restriction powered a really violent, mocking satire. They made fun of all kinds of folly and vice, but did so with Juvenalian raillery
21/04/2021
Podcast – Philip Pullen and Rachael Galletly
In our latest podcast Philip Pullen (Larkin researcher and chair of Larkin100) and Rachael Galletly (PLS Trustee) join us to discuss Larkin poems that are either about or are directly addressed to specific people in
19/03/2021
Podcast – Greg Morse (writer and railway historian)
The second of our two podcasts with a John Betjeman focus, our guest is writer and railway historian Greg Morse. Topics include Betjeman and Larkin’s relationship with the media, twentieth century architecture and cultural history
20/02/2021
Podcast – Anne O’Neill and Julian Henry
Our latest podcast features Anne O’Neill and Julian Henry. Anne and Julian are newer members of the Philip Larkin Society team and many people will have already been feeling the benefit of their fantastic work on
04/02/2021
‘New Generation Women Poets and the Larkin Legacy’ – Our first online event
On Saturday 5th December2020 the Philip Larkin Society held its first online event, ‘New Generation Women Poets and the Larkin Legacy’ The event, chaired expertly and engagingly by Dr John Osborne, one of the founders
07/12/2020
