‘Why Coventry!… I was born here.’

Happy Halloween from the Tiny in All That Air team, including Maggie the sprocker. Please head over to the podcast for an exploration of one of Larkin's less well known poems.

A short break in Bradford. National Science & Media Museum, football, and the Turner Prize in this brilliant City of Culture

New episode out today, a gentle ramble through all things PLS with Lyn Lockwood and @chriswriting.bsky.social Tiny In All That Air - Podcast - Apple Podcasts share.google/4WSVZQtT0ZVk...

Lovely day for the Avenues walk and writing workshop with Lyn Lockwood and Jane Bluett. The Avenues and Pearson Park looked splendid in the autumn sunshine, and Jane's writing guidance produced all kinds of fascinating responses to Larkin. Thank you to all our attendees and the excellent Artlink.

Please enjoy this wonderful piece about Larkin by @zoomburst.substack.com

Sad to see the passing of Dickie Bird. I once met him on a train heading out of London after a meeting at Lord’s. He told me he couldn’t wait to get home to Barnsley; also that Richard Hadley was the best all round cricketer he’d come across.

After leading a tour of St Mary’s in Beverley today for Heritage Open Days we headed up the bell tower. Astonishing views.

A beautiful day for leading ‘Walking With Words, a poetic stroll around Beverley’, as part of the East Yorks Walking Festival along with Beverley poet and creative writer, Chris Sewart.

If only they’d made the movie @plsoc.bsky.social

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Very good Lincoln City FC exhibition in the Chapter House in Lincoln Cathedral

Beverley Folk Festival weekend is underway. Brilliant evening with the Hillbilly Troupe tonight. Better than ever

Glorious day in Oxford

‘Don’t know what I should do if it weren’t for The Archers & other forms of unreality’ Philip Larkin to Monica Jones, 6-8-62 @plsoc.bsky.social #TheArchers

Today marks the birthday in 1913 of one of Larkin's favourite writers, and personal friend, novelist Barbara Pym. Pym was born in Oswestry in Shropshire, and a blue plaque dedicated to her can be found there.

'Hospitals, hotels and cathedrals.' Please have a listen to this thoughtful and moving exploration of Philip Larkin's poem The Building. All best wishes to Joe and family. open.spotify.com/episode/4pnm...

And now this stride into our solitude, A swallow-fall and rise of one plain line, A giant step for ever to include All our dear landscape in a new design. Bridge For The Living (1975)

Join the Larkin Society between 1st April and the end of June and you’ll receive the two 2024-25 issues of our fabulous journal and your membership will last until July 2026! Plus a free download of our Special Anniversary issue - 200 pages of articles. philiplarkin.com/membership/

The wonderful writer and performer Ralph Dartford is our next podcast guest. Ralph takes us on a (train) journey exploring both the landscapes of The Whitsun Weddings and Edward Thomas's Adlestrop, taking in the halts and sidings of poetry, performance and teaching along the way. Coming soon.

Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day with this proud plaque in De la Pole Avenue, Hull. Larkin championed Stevie Smith in his review of her Selected Poems (1962) which concluded ‘Miss Smith’s poems speak with the authority of sadness’. No greater praise.

Today is World Book Day #ReadYourWay. Why not pick up a book by Philip Larkin or one of his contemporaries?

Blueskied Hull

If Trump was President in 1940

Flowers for Ukraine at St Mary’s Church, Beverley

Another CYW Blue Sky exclusive: allow us to take you to Bournville - another Birmingham gem. youtu.be/RgtRfpqWo6E?... #bournville #birmingham

Brilliant performance by Chris Sewart @stage4beverley.bsky.social tonight

'Mussels, limpets, Husband their tenacity In the freezing slither- Creatures, I cherish you!' From Livings (High Windows, 1974)

Gwen Watkins, Bletchley Park codebreaker and wife of poet Vernon Watkins, has died at the age of 101. The Watkins were friends with Larkin, Eliot and Dylan Thomas. Her obituary can be found at theguardian.com/world/2025/feb…

'Tall church-towers parley, airily audible, Howden and Beverley, Hedon and Patrington...' Bridge for the Living (1975)

In partnership with PLS, this Hull church is putting on a Larkin themed event on World Poetry Day, March 21. Details will follow! Great initiative which came from the church itself.

This is absolutely hilarious! Whether you have heard of Dean Wilson before, whether you have any knowledge of Hull or not, we guarantee this will have you howling with laughter! Go on, brighten up your day with @curiosityhull.bsky.social

We completely agree. It would be lovely to see some more UK public libraries joining us here too. Come on, you know you want to!

One of my favourite songs. A brilliant, profoundly moving version here. Thank you Nick Drake and everyone who made this.

Nick Cave is an honorary vice president of the Larkin Society & there are some obvious links with Larkin here: a desire to burn notebooks on death; curiosity with the Bible; admiration for J L Hooker; church-going (different, but ntl interrelated) @plsoc.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

After writing Friday Night In The Royal Station Hotel in 1966, Larkin told Monica Jones, 'it's hardly an Ode to Autumn.' Lyn discusses the poem on our latest episode of the PLS podcast Tiny In All That Air with guest Rishi Dastidar.

The Order of Service at John Prescott’s funeral included a reading of Larkin’s ‘Here’ by Angela Rayner. Our Honorary Vice President, Alan Johnson, comments: ‘how very appropriate … at the funeral of a man who, like Larkin, will forever be associated with Hull’.

New episode out today- please like, share and enjoy. open.spotify.com/episode/3eX0...

He’s Coming Home: Sam Clucas Returns To City As expected, the Imps have completed the signing of experienced midfielder Sam Clucas until the end of the season. The 34-year-old has more than 500 competitive matches under his belt, with more than £23million spent on transfer fees to secure his…

'... a wind blows over A waste of thistles Crowded like men...' From VII Winter, The North Ship by Philip Larkin (1945).

Our deputy chair Lyn Lockwood and London based artist D J Roberts checking out Larkin's plaque at King's Cross this week. D J's Larkin inspired prints are available at PhilipLarkin.com.

A bit of classic John Martyn for Christmas

Christmas morning walk Beverley

I worked very hard on this, love for you all to give it a listen, especially if you're not familiar with the podcast. There's some famous people on there too, media hounds!

Please enjoy our bumper anniversary compilation episode, with a look back over some great moments of the last five years. And new artwork! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

Our podcast stats for the year are through and we have grown in terms of follower numbers by 41% which is fantastic. Please keep listening! New episode out on Friday. Just search for Tiny In All That Air on your podcast provider or find us on our You-Tube channel at www.youtube.com/@thephilipla...

Would you like to come on our podcast and talk about what you love about Philip Larkin's work? It could be a favourite poem, novel, letter, review or article. Or one of his contemporaries - Amis, Pym, Lawrence, Jennings, Frost for example? We're looking for new guests, so do get in touch.

On Monday evening PLS members took part in a fantastic online conversation with Hull film maker Dave Lee about his three fantastic Larkin videos featuring Sir Tom Courtenay. It’s now available to view on our YouTube channel youtu.be/Wg1QvAjxt3I?...