Phillip Larkin, Poet

Just listening to a talk by a friend of this wonderful poet, I can never stop laughing to myself, when I think of one of his poems, ‘They "F’ You Up Your Mam and Dad", if you have never read it, please do, (Google it, you will need to spell out the F’ word for Google :grin:), if it doesn’t raise at the very least a smile, I would be amazed. :slightly_smiling_face:

Just my mum.

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Here’s a link to it Bill

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Apologies for the f word on screen. I’ll take it down if anyone is unhappy about it.

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I was worried it may offend some sensitive souls, Thanks Mandy, hilarious Poem, one of many ‘Masterpieces’ He wrote. poetic equivalent of L S Lowry :grin:

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They may not mean to, but they do-
They give you all the faults they had,
and add some extra, just for you.

Or so my memory tells me it continues :wink:

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Thats it V’, so many ‘simple’ lines, so poignant, must get hold of a book of his work, poetic minimalist?