Thank you all at Philip Larkin Society.

Our podcast is taking a break while Lyn is co-organising this year's conference. But there are over 50 episodes to enjoy so please have a listen. Also available on our YouTube channel. No subscription or membership needed. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Withernsea poet Dean Wilson will be joining us at the PLS conference next month. Who knows what wonderful stories he will tell us? www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-3h...

We are delighted to be supporting Festival Poet, and PLS member, Chris Sewart, at this year’s Stage4Beverley Festival. youtu.be/-kAVkqb88M0?...

It was my extreme honour to step in for Philip Larkin, who was unavailable, and speak a key line from This Be The Verse on the GREAT new single from @simonloverules.bsky.social. Preorder his new album safe in the knowledge that I appear only on one track. @backlisted.bsky.social

The Poems on The Underground project began in 1986. It's nice to see Larkin opposite Stevie Smith, who was born in Hull, and whose archives were acquired by Larkin for the University.

At next month's conference we will be exploring the surprising links between Philip Larkin and two of the UK's most loved writers and performers - Carry On's Kenneth Williams and Ray Davies of The Kinks

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1727992314... There is a great programme of speakers and topics at this year's conference 19-20 March in Hull. Open to all, please register for a place and come along.

#TheArchers Today's episode of The Archers is brought to you by Philip Larkin...

Friend of the PLS Jeremy Wikeley is starting a new poetry press. jwikeley.substack.com/p/why-im-sta...

Here's Chris Sewart's final festival poem as we get closer to this year's @stage4beverley.bsky.social event. We are looking forward to seeing Chris and all the other poets and musicians who will be bringing their fantastic energy to Beverley. Thanks Chris!

Our President Rosie Millard will be talking about the society's ambition to reach the next generation of Larkin readers and the #nationalyearofreading at the PLS Conference 19-20th March at the University of Hull. All welcome. Register on Eventbrite at the Earlybird rate.

The opening lines to Ros Barber's wonderful poem Material, that explores memory and loss through the every day objects around us. Ros will be one of our key notes speakers at next month's conference, discussing Aubade, Jill and much more. We are open for registration for attendees on Eventbrite now.

This is a fantastic work of research, very easy to lose yourself as you browse the pages. We hope you enjoy it.

Too late for Philip Larkin, who said "I wouldn't mind going to China if I could come back the same day".

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1727992314... Our modest Early Bird offer ends on 6th February , so why not register for your place now? The programme is looking fantastic.

Please enjoy Chris Sewart's second festival poem, celebrating the unexpected ways that poetry can bring us together.

The Society are delighted to be involved with a celebration of Maurice Rutherford, Hull poet, on May 9th of this year at Hull Truck. He wrote a whole collection of poems called The Flip side to Philip Larkin including 'Rome Is So Sad' about the Pope. Watch this space for details.

Thank you to Chris for this joyous brass band blast!

Simon Armitage is coming to Beverley! Tickets are selling fast, with one performance already sold out and a second one now on sale. Book now to see the Poet Laureate perform at Toll Gavel United Church on 14th February. 🎟️ Tickets on sale here: stage4beverley.com/whats-on/sim...

The Society are celebrating 80 years since the publication of Jill, pictured here at Larkin's college, St Johns, Oxford.

Jeremy Wikeley's exploration of The Less Deceived engelsbergideas.com/notebook/phi...

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift for the Larkin fan in your life? Why not book them a place at the PLS Conference in March 26? Got to be better than novelty socks! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1727992314...

Today is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. Larkin wrote in a letter to Monica Jones on 26 August 1951, of his appreciation of the 'calm measureless world' in which Jane Austen's characters 'have their being'.

Grumpy Christmas Larkin youtu.be/zTWO3Hv6fnc?...

@plsoc.bsky.social William Boyd recommending The Whitsun Weddings as a Christmas gift in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

Reading 'The Concert' by Edna St Vincent Millay I get that it has a sense of kinship with Larkin's 'Broadcast'. @plsoc.bsky.social

We had a fantastic afternoon at the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull for our annual event to mark Larkin's death on 2 December 1985. Thank you to @jwikeley.bsky.social for an absorbing talk about The Less Deceived followed by some lovely readings.

We were very happy to have you along!

Our guest this Saturday at the Brynmor Jones Library is essayist, poet and short story writer Jeremy Wikeley. He will be talking about The Less Deceived and sharing a glass of mulled wine with us. Do have a look at his fantastic blog A Poetry Notebook. jwikeley.substack.com/about

Our podcast Tiny In All That Air is hosted by Spotify which has just supplied its 'Wrapped' list. Some highlights below. Thank you to all our listeners and to our members whose support allow us to produce the shows.

Harry Chambers, the publisher of Peterloo Poets, wrote this poem to mark Larkin's death as part of The Enormous Yes collection, which Chambers edited in 1986.

A fantastic tribute Anthony Thwaite.

Thank you for sharing these. Larkin does indeed seem to permeate our thoughts and ideas.

The death of Philip Larkin 40 years ago today devastated his friends, colleagues and loved ones. The Philip Larkin Society, founded ten years later, continues to provide a forum for the discussion and celebration of his work and has members from all around the world.

Tom Stoppard, who died on the 29th November, was a Founding Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society from 1989 and was a great admirer of Larkin's poetry. www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/news/tom-sto...

This beautiful limited edition print is now available. Great Christmas present. Order here philiplarkin.com/product/the-...

Number 69

A tribute to Betty Mackereth on her 100th birthday last year by James Booth can be found in this issue of About Larkin that is available free to all on the Philip Larkin Society website. philiplarkin.com/wp-content/u...

Betty Mackereth, Philip Larkin's feisty long term secretary, immortalised in the 1962 poems Toads Revisited, has passed away today aged 101. Betty was a great supporter of the Philip Larkin Society. We send our condolences to her family.

Rachel was a wonderful speaker at our 2022 conference. A wonderful, honest journalist, who had great insight into Larkin's writing. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Drawing and (Ted) Tarling day this Saturday at Hull History Centre, starting at 11. Two events inspired by Phillip Larkin. Search for the Philip Larkin Society on Eventbrite for booking details.

Our Festival Poet, Chris Sewart, is writing 3 new poems in the run-up to the festival, with thanks to support from the Philip Larkin Society. Chris recently appeared on the Society's podcast, so listen here to find out more: youtu.be/R39qRhBPe24?... @chriswriting.bsky.social @plsoc.bsky.social

On this Remembrance Day. ‘Never such innocence again’ youtu.be/8Ovbrl2P6a8?...

A fantastic evening, thanks to all that came along and 'participated' in The Wombles poem! Tickets for the February Festival are at www.stage4beverley.com @stage4beverley.bsky.social

A great evening at the Stage 4 Beverley taster event at East Riding Theatre featuring singer-songwriter Danny Bradley and poet Chris Sewart. We are delighted to be supporting Chris as Festival Poet at this fantastic festival in February 2026

Looking forward to tonight's 'Sold Out' show at East Riding Theatre. My set might just include a Larkin poem @plsoc.bsky.social and lots of new music themed poems and an updated 'Stage 4 Beverley Blues' @stage4beverley.bsky.social

If you are heading over to the University of Hull campus today you will see this eye catching signage advertising our conference in March 2026. If you are interested in taking part as a speaker, please message us and we will send you the call for papers.