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(18th June 1961 'The Whitsun Weddings') Andrew Motion's thoughtsĪndrew, who has written an extensive biography of Larkin’s work, feels that in his own lyric way this poet always runs an argument past us in his poems. They share that world, to think their sort is The large cool store selling cheap clothesīut past the heaps of shirts and trousers

He died shortly after from cancer on 2nd December 1985 aged 63. His most highly prized honour was the order of the companion of honour in June 1985. During his later years he received numerous honorary doctorates including CBE in 1975 and one from Oxford University (1984). 1964 saw his next collection 'The Whitsun Weddings' – this was widely acclaimed and in 1965 he received the Queen's Gold Medal for poetry. His second novel was published in 1947.įrom 1st October 1950 Larkin was Sub-Librarian at Queen's University, Belfast where he continued to write poetry in his spare time. In 1945, his own book 'The North Ship' came out with most of his poems included, his novel Jill came out a year later. For the first few months after graduating Larkin devoted most of his time to his first novel, 'Jill'. He graduated with first class honours in English (1943). In 1940, he attended St Johns College and soon after his first poem 'Ultimatum' was published in the national weekly. He showed an early talent for writing when he attended King Henry VIII School and contributed regularly to the school magazine.

Larkin was born in Coventry on 9th August 1922 to Sydney and Eva Larkin.