Tag: pandemicpoetry
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The Long Slide: Philip Larkin’s ‘High Windows’
Most writers dislike most of what they write most of the time but the savagery of Philip Larkin’s self-criticism still has the power to shock. In his workbook, the final three words of ‘High Windows‘ – ‘and is endless’ – are replaced by ‘and fucking piss’. This is not very helpful, given I’m going to…
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Pandemic Poetry
Poets are often thought of as more solitary than most, but a poem is never entirely solitary – it’s a signal sent up into the sky, trusting someone will receive it. Hoping, anyway. Perhaps that’s one reason why they are everywhere right now. Simon Armitage has already written his first Coronavirus poem. You can follow…
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