‘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

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

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

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

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

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.