Philip Larkin as a poet
Philip Larkin was a great poet of the modern period. He was born in Coventry in 1922. He went to Oxford in the early 1940s. There, he met John Wain, Kingsley Amis, and other writers. After studying at Oxford, he became a university librarian. He worked in Belfast, Leicester, and finally at the Brynmor Jones Library in Hull. Larkin’s early life was not very eventful. In his poem "Coming," he described his childhood as "forgotten boredom." Along with his work as a librarian, he wrote poetry. His popularity as a poet grew over time. He received many literary awards. In 1965, he was given the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry . After the death of John Betjeman, he was offered the title of Poet Laureate . However, he refused the offer, and it was later given to Kingsley Amis. Larkin was a shy and private person. He did not like holidays. He thought holidays were a "wholly feminine conception based on an important dislike of everyday life." In his later year...