Birthdate: August 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Radford, Coventry, United Kingdom
Died: December 2, 1985
Philip Larkin, an English poet, novelist, and librarian, is known for his unique poetic style that captures emotions, places, and relationships with a realistic and often somber tone. He served as a university librarian at the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull, where he created the majority of his published works. Larkin’s poetry, influenced by Auden, Yeats, and Hardy, features structured and adaptable verse forms. Although he was seen as a solitary individual publicly, Larkin’s literary contributions are highly regarded and esteemed in the literary community.
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