Tag Archives: Philip Larkin

“Sexual Intercourse Began in 1963”

By Robin Bates | Published: March 12, 2013

Philip Larkin describes how the Beatles changed Britain’s social mores fifty years ago.

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Beating Obama into a Steel Spike

By Robin Bates | Published: December 4, 2012

For strength Obama can think of himself as Carl Sandburg’s steel spike.

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Hitchens: A Life Lived in Literature

By Robin Bates | Published: December 19, 2011

Even in his final days, Christopher Hitchens was having active discussions about novels, poems and plays. He understood how much was at stake in literature.

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Shine On, Harvest Moon

By Robin Bates | Published: September 13, 2011

Philip Larkin has written a fine poem about harvest moons, one of which we experienced last night.

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