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.

A fascnating piece by Jeremy Wikely, who will be joining the PLS in Hull on 6th Dec to mark the anniversary of Larkin's death (hopefully that's not 'solemn-sinister'!) Solemn-sinister wreath-rubbish open.substack.com/pub/jwikeley...

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.

The PLS are big fans of Brian Bilston, who told us he was very influenced by Philip Larkin's poetry.

New eyes each year Find old books here, And new books, too, Old eyes renew; So youth and age Like ink and page In this house join, Minting new coin. Philip Larkin, 20th century #Photography #Wisdom #Poetry #SpeirGorm #India #Ganesh #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

Great to be a guest on the Tiny In All That Air podcast @plsoc.bsky.social Talking all things Larkin, writing workshops, and the music and spoken word performances at the Stage 4 Beverley Festival in February @stage4beverley.bsky.social Tickets at: stage4beverley.com share.google/4WSVZQtT0ZVk...

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...

A very cheerful and thoughtful Meet the Members Zoom event last night. We discussed the new PLS book club, suitable images for new merchandise, Larkin's ties, Larkin the prose writer and a potential new fiction genre of Larkin Noir and the Case of the Stolen Painting (of sheep).

It's getting dark and cold, so why not enjoy the warm and cheerful Hull History Centre on 15th November, with a Larkin related drawing workshop in the morning and a fascinating talk about Hull legend, Larkin's friend Ted Tarling in the afternoon. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1761076670...

Carol Rumen’s heartfelt obituary for Maurice Rutherford who has died at the age of 103. Born in the same year as Philip Larkin, it highlights the strong connections between the two poets and the Hull landscape they both shared. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

This is worth seeing if you can get along to the final shows.

Sunrises and sunsets never get old. Here are a few photos from road trips across the Gulf Coast. Solar ~Philip Larkin Suspended lion face Spilling at the centre Of an unfurnished sky #poetry #sunset #sunrise #travel #Louisiana #NOLA #FrenchQuarter #MississippiRiver #yellow #urban

Thank you to Joy and Jim at the legendary KallKwik printers in Hull for producing another high quality booklet for our poetry event.

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.

Comes autumn, and I am clasping up leaves, leaving as many behind. My central (ha ha!) heating is on the blink every 48 hours- I say ha ha! because it never warms the periphery- and I am fed [up] to the teeth with it. Letter to Judy Egerton, 3 November 1974.

'Swerving east,' on the train from Sheffield to Hull this morning, the Humber Bridge looking as splendid as ever.

The Times (4/10/25) on the new Archbishop of Canterbury: concluding churches are 'precious places which offer opportunities for consolation, reflection and reverence of the kind so beautifully described by Larkin, "A serious house on serious earth it is ... And that much never can be obsolete".

A few places still available for the walking and writing event this Saturday at the Avenues and Pearson Park- please come along and join Lyn and Jane. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1625283579...

‘I stopped at Wawne & poked about in the churchyard, turning up chestnuts in the grass, & noting George Beulah, who had outlived two wives before dying in 1909. All three have identical tall stones.’ Philip Larkin to Monica Jones, 23 October 1962

It's National Poetry Day, and if you're into all things literary then there's lots to look forward to at our next festival - including the UK's Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, local favourite Chris Sewart, and one more special guest to be announced tomorrow - any guesses? stage4beverley.com/line-up/

#NationalPoetryDay this year's theme is 'play' And dark-clothed children at play Called after kings and queens, The tin advertisements For cocoa and twist, and the pubs Wide open all day; MCMXIV, 1964

Two great E Yorks poets in one post here.

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

This empty street, this sky to blandness scoured, This air, a little indistinct with autumn Like a reflection, constitute the present- (Triple Time, from The Less Deceived)

Philip Larkin features in this lovely musical and poetic reflection on morning time. www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/09/a-li...

'...one never gets any better at writing: never has any idea of how the thing is done, not like making a window frame or seducing women. Or at least I don't.' (Letter to Douglas Dunn, 15 September 1972)

John Kemp starts his frst term at Oxford in Larkin's novel, Jill, set in 1940, published in 1946. Jill will be one of the topics of the PLS Conference 2026 March 19-20th. 'His whole appearance lacked luxuriance. Only his silky hair, soft as a seeding thistle, gave him an air of beauty.'

Today #Railway200 celebrates 200 years of the modern rail service. Larkin travels by train in I Remember, I Remember, Dockery and Son and, of course, The Whitsun Weddings All afternoon, through the tall heat that slept For miles inland, A slow and stopping curve southwards we kept.

I listen to money singing. It’s like looking down From long french windows at a provincial town, The slums, the canal, the churches ornate and mad In the evening sun. It is intensely sad. ( From Money, 1974)

Fascinating post on music and memory, as well as Philip Larkin's Mr Bleaney, by former guest of our podcast Tiny In All That Air. robinallender.substack.com/p/are-you-go...

On Saturday 20th September Together in Electric Dreams will be appearing in a double-bill with Philip Larkin: Masterspy at Billingtons Oldham! Book to see both and you'll get a full afternoon's entertainment at a discount rate! Tickets www.fatsoma.com/.../together....

Happy Birthday to Honorary Vice President of the PLS, #NickCave

Congratulations to Philip Larkin fan @cmatbaby.bsky.social with her Mercury Music Awards nomination.

Looking for some weekend reading? Our Honorary Vice Presidents Nick Cave, Ann Thwaite, Stewart Lee and David Quantick can help with that.

Our writing event around the Avenues and Pearson Park next month is based at ArtLink. Have a look at all the fantastic community projects that they run. Search for the PLS on Eventbrite for details of the workshop on 11th October- a few places still available. www.artlinkhull.co.uk

Now I believe your staggering skirmishes In train, tutorial and telephone booth, The wife whose husband watched away matches While she behaved so badly in a bath, And all the rest who beckon from that world Described on Sundays only... (Letter to A Friend About Girls, began 1957, completed 1970)

Want to know the link between Philip Larkin's poetry and Father Ted? Have a listen to our latest podcast. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/d...

Fancy answering back to Larkin? Nottingham based poet Jane Bluett (She Will Allow Her Wings) will be exploring, and challenging, Larkin's poetry in our workshop at ArtLink, Princes Avenue, Hull on 11th October 2025. Search for 'Drafting A World' at www.eventbrite.co.uk to book your place.

The northern sky rose high and black Over the proud unfruitful sea... (From The North Ship by Philip Larkin, 1945)

'Drafting a world': A Poetry Writing Workshop in Hull Date: Oct 11 • 10:00 am Location: 87 Princes Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, HU5 3QP www.eventbrite.com/e/drafting-a...

Leaves chase warm buses, speckle statued air, Pile up in corners, fetch out vague broomed men Through mists at morning. From Autumn, 1961

Autumn is a great time for wandering around parks and putting pen to paper- why not join Deputy Chair Lyn Lockwood in The Avenues, Hull, on 11th Oct for this creative writing workshop? philiplarkin.com/uncategorize...

Summer is fading: The leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground. (From Afternoons, 1959) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New event in October! www.eventbrite.com/e/drafting-a...

Alan is a fantastic honorary vice president of the Philip Larkin Society by the way!