Philip Larkin Society - Aims

Aims

The society's stated aims are as follows:

  • To promote awareness of the life and work of Philip Larkin and his literary contemporaries.
  • To bring together all those who admire Larkin's work as poet, novelist, jazz critic and librarian.
  • To promote relevant publications on all things regarding Philip Larkin.

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