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The Whitsun Weddings (book)
''The Whitsun Weddings'' is a collection of 32 poems by Philip Larkin. It was first published by Faber in the United Kingdom on 28 February 1964. It was a commercial success, by the standards of poetry publication, with the first 4,000 copies being sold within two months. A United States edition appeared some seven months later. It contains many of Larkin's best known poems, such as " The Whitsun Weddings", "Days", " Mr Bleaney", " MCMXIV", and "An Arundel Tomb". Poems * Here * Mr Bleaney * Nothing To Be Said * Love Songs in Age * Naturally the Foundation will Bear Your Expenses * Broadcast * Faith Healing * For Sidney Bechet * Home is so Sad * Toads Revisited * Water * The Whitsun Weddings * Self's the Man * Take One Home for the Kiddies * Days * MCMXIV * Talking in Bed * The Large Cool Store * A Study of Reading Habits * As Bad as a Mile * Ambulances * The Importance of Elsewhere * Sunny Prestatyn * First Sight * Dockery and Son * Ignorance * Reference Back * Wild Oats * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Larkin
Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, '' The North Ship'', was published in 1945, followed by two novels, '' Jill'' (1946) and '' A Girl in Winter'' (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, ''The Less Deceived'', followed by '' The Whitsun Weddings'' (1964) and '' High Windows'' (1974). He contributed to ''The Daily Telegraph'' as its jazz critic from 1961 to 1971, with his articles gathered in ''All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961–71'' (1985), and edited ''The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse'' (1973). His many honours include the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate in 1984, following the death of Sir John Betjeman. After graduating from Oxford University in 1943 with a first in English Language and Literature, Larkin became a librarian. It was during the thirty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Arundel Tomb
"An Arundel Tomb" is a poem by Philip Larkin, written and published in 1956, and subsequently included in his 1964 collection '' The Whitsun Weddings''. It describes the poet's response to seeing a pair of recumbent medieval tomb effigies with their hands joined in Chichester Cathedral. It is described by James Booth as "one of arkin'sgreatest poems". It comprises 7 verses of 6 lines each, each with rhyme scheme ABBCAC. The monument The tomb monument in Chichester Cathedral is now widely, though not quite certainly, identified as that of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel (d. 1376) and his second wife, Eleanor of Lancaster (d. 1372).Trevor Brighton, "An Arundel Tomb: the monument", in Foster, Brighton & Garland 1987, pp. 14–21.Tummers 1988, pp. 31–36.Tummers 1994, p. 211. The couple were buried in the chapter house of Lewes Priory, and their monument may have been fashioned by the master mason Henry Yevele: documentary evidence survives relating to the shipping of two "m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Poetry Collections
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1964 Poetry Books
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1964 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * March 23 – A surprise best-seller in the United Kingdom is John Lennon's ''In His Own Write'', a compendium of nonsense writing, sketches and drawings by one of the Beatles, published today. * March 29 (Easter Day) – Adrian Mitchell reads "To Whom It May Concern" to Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament protesters in Trafalgar Square, London. * April 23 – The "Shakespeare Quartercentenary", the 400th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare falling around this date, is celebrated throughout the year in lecture series, exhibitions, dramatic and musical programs and other events as well as special publications (Shakespeare issues and supplements), reprinting of standard works on the playwright and poet, and the issue of commemorative postage stamps. The American Association of Advertising Agencies suggests that Shakespeare quotations should be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Poems By Philip Larkin
The list of poems by Philip Larkin come mostly from the four volumes of poetry published during his lifetime: *'' The North Ship'' (July 1945) *''The Less Deceived'' (November 1955, dated October) *'' The Whitsun Weddings'' (February 1964) *'' High Windows'' (June 1974) Philip Larkin (1922–1985) also published other poems. They, along with the contents of the four published collections, are included in the 2003 edition of his ''Collected Poems'' in two appendices. The previous 1988 edition contains everything that appears in the 2003 edition and additionally includes all the known mature poems that he did not publish during his lifetime, plus an appendix of early work. To help differentiate between these published and unpublished poems in our table all poems that appear in the 2003 edition's appendices are listed as ''Collected Poems 2003''; of course, they also appear in the 1988 volume. Since 1988 many other unpublished, and as yet uncollected, poems have come to light. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCMXIV
"MCMXIV" (1914) is a poem written by English poet Philip Larkin. It was first published in the book '' The Whitsun Weddings'' in 1964. The poem, a single sentence spread over four stanzas, begins by describing what is seemingly a photograph of volunteers lining up to enlist, and goes on to reflect on the momentous changes in England that would result from the First World War, ending, 'Never such innocence again'. References in popular culture * The first and last lines of the poem are quoted in the film ''The History Boys''. * ''MCMXIV'' is the first single on the Portland, Oregon band Archeology's E.P. ''Change of Address'' * ''MCMXIV'' is a single from Chicago, Illinois band Ratboys' album "AOID" See also *List of poems by Philip Larkin The list of poems by Philip Larkin come mostly from the four volumes of poetry published during his lifetime: *'' The North Ship'' (July 1945) *''The Less Deceived'' (November 1955, dated October) *'' The Whitsun Weddings'' (February 1964) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France. Biography Early life Bechet was born in New Orleans in 1897 to a middle-class Creole of color family. Bechet's father Omar was both a shoemaker and a flute player, and all four of his brothers were musicians as well. His older brother, Leonard Victor Bechet, was a full-time dentist and a part-time trombonist and bandleader. Bechet learned and mastered several musical instruments that were kept around the house (he began on the cornet), mostly by teaching himself; he decided to specialize in the clarinet (which he played almost exclusively until about 1919). At the age of six, he started to perform w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCMXIV (poem)
"MCMXIV" (1914) is a poem written by English poet Philip Larkin. It was first published in the book '' The Whitsun Weddings'' in 1964. The poem, a single sentence spread over four stanzas, begins by describing what is seemingly a photograph of volunteers lining up to enlist, and goes on to reflect on the momentous changes in England that would result from the First World War, ending, 'Never such innocence again'. References in popular culture * The first and last lines of the poem are quoted in the film ''The History Boys''. * ''MCMXIV'' is the first single on the Portland, Oregon band Archeology's E.P. ''Change of Address'' * ''MCMXIV'' is a single from Chicago, Illinois band Ratboys' album "AOID" See also *List of poems by Philip Larkin The list of poems by Philip Larkin come mostly from the four volumes of poetry published during his lifetime: *'' The North Ship'' (July 1945) *''The Less Deceived'' (November 1955, dated October) *'' The Whitsun Weddings'' (February 1964) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, a prosaic ostensible meaning. A poem is a literary composition, written by a poet, using this principle. Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe. It dates back at least to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa and to panegyric and elegiac court poetry of the empires of the Nile, Niger, and Volta River valleys. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa occurs among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE. The earliest surviving Western Asian epic poetry, the '' Epic of Gilgamesh'', was written in Sumerian. Early poems in the Eurasian continent evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese ''Shijing'', as well as religious hymns (the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Bleaney
"Mr Bleaney" is a poem by British poet Philip Larkin, written in May 1955. It was first published in '' The Listener'' on 8 September 1955 and later included in Larkin's 1964 anthology '' The Whitsun Weddings''. The speaker in the poem is renting a room and compares his situation to that of its previous occupant, a Mr Bleaney. Larkin had previously used the surname Bleaney in his first novel '' Jill'' in 1946, where Bleaney is named as a classmate of the hero, John Kemp, at "Huddlesford Grammar School", somewhere in Lancashire. But the reader is not told his Christian name or indeed anything else about him. There is nothing to indicate that this is the same Bleaney who eventually occupies the room described in Larkin's poem. Structure The poem comprises seven four-line stanzas with a regular rhyme pattern of ABAB. The last sentence spans two stanzas: See also *List of poems by Philip Larkin The list of poems by Philip Larkin come mostly from the four volumes of poetry publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days (poem)
"Days" is a short poem (10 lines) by Philip Larkin, written in 1953 and included in his 1964 collection ''The Whitsun Weddings''. See also *List of poems by Philip Larkin The list of poems by Philip Larkin come mostly from the four volumes of poetry published during his lifetime: *'' The North Ship'' (July 1945) *''The Less Deceived'' (November 1955, dated October) *'' The Whitsun Weddings'' (February 1964) *'' Hi ... References External links Full text of "Days"at the Poetry Foundation website Poetry by Philip Larkin 1964 poems {{1960s-poem-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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