Collected Poems

Collected Poems by Philip Larkin

One of the best-known and best-loved poets of the English-speaking world, Philip Larkin had only a small number of poems published during his lifetime. Collected Poems brings together not only all his books--The North Ship, The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings, and>High Windows--but also his uncollected poems from 1940 to 1984.

This new edition reflects Larkin's own ordering for his poems and is the first collection to present the body of his work with the organization he preferred. Preserving everything he published in his lifetime, the new>Collected Poems is an indispensable contribution to the legacy of an icon of twentieth-century poetry.

One of the best-known and best-loved poets of the English-speaking world, Philip Larkin had only a small number of poems published during his lifetime. Collected Poems brings together not only all his books--The North Ship, The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings, and>High Windows--but also his uncollected poems from 1940 to 1984.

This new edition reflects Larkin's own ordering for his poems and is the first collection to present the body of his work with the organization he preferred. Preserving everything he published in his lifetime, the new>Collected Poems is an indispensable contribution to the legacy of an icon of twentieth-century poetry.

In 1922, Philip Larkin was born in Coventry. He also published two novels, Jill and A Girl in Winter, and two books of collected journalism, All What Jazz: A Record Diary and Necessary Writing: Assorted Prose, in addition to his volumes of poetry, which include The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings, and High Windows. From 1955 until his death in 1985, he worked as a librarian at the University of Hull. He was the most well-known poet of his period, receiving numerous awards such as the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the WH Smith Award.