'Yet still the unresting castles thresh...'

A few tickets still and a free bursary place still available. Some Dappled Park: A Poetry Writing Workshop Inspired By Philip Larkin's Hull Date: Sat, Sep 21 • 10:00 AM GMT+01:00 Location: 87 Princes Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, HU5 3QP eventbrite.com/e/some-dappled…

Bank holiday weekend driving you mad? Have a listen to the gentle voice of Joe Riley as he takes us through one of Larkin's most famous poems. spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/7TIhN5cxlMb

Join a University with an inspirational literary legacy. Renowned writers like Andrew Marvell and Philip Larkin have ties to the Uni and city. Plus, with over 1 millions books in our 7-storey library, you'll never run out of literature to explore! More: hull.ac.uk/ugenglish

“I have a theory that 'holidays' evolved from the medieval pilgrimage, and are essentially a kind of penance for being so happy and comfortable in one's daily life.” Philip Larkin

Larkin’s Arundel Tomb. conservativewoman.co.uk/the-consolatio…

Remember Smash Hits and 80s pop music with fondness? If so, please join Tiny staffers Gavin Hogg and Simon Galloway on their lively and nostalgic podcast tomorrow. (Four members of the PLS have been guests on the carousel already.)

Gunn on Larkin “a terrible influence on British poetry. . . His distrust of rhetoric was also a distrust of feeling, a distrust of daring. . . his closed mind, his sour & begrudging tone, his assumption that provinciality is a virtue” were unattractive. thearticle.com/thom-gunn-the-…

Terry Street. Hull as a poetic city. Great to be reminded of a stunning collection and poem. Two minutes from 32 Pearson Park. ⁦steve whitaker⁩ yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem-O…

Too often summer days appear Emblems of perfect happiness I can’t confront: I must await A time less bold, less rich, less clear: An autumn more appropriate. Philip Larkin

Larkin’s Blues: a new show from Goldfield Productions for Stapleford Granary about love, life, libraries… and jazz 🎶 #PhilipLarkinWeekend Sunday 15 September, 3:00pm Find out more: staplefordgranary.org.uk/whats-on/event…

Another reason to head to Hull! BBC News - Freedom Festival 'focuses on societal issues' bbc.com/news/articles/…

A couple of tickets and a funded bursary place still available. Some Dappled Park: A Poetry Writing Workshop Inspired By Philip Larkin's Hull Date: Sat, Sep 21 • 10:00 AM GMT+01:00 Location: 87 Princes Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, HU5 3QP eventbrite.com/e/some-dappled…

'Rather than words comes the thought of high windows: The sun-comprehending glass, And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless.' Philip Larkin

One fully funded bursary place still available for anyone on a low income to come to Lyn and Chris's writing workshop in Hull on 21st September. Please email [email protected] if you would like to take it. No proof of income needed, we're doing this on trust.

Summer is fading: The leaves fall in ones and twos From trees bordering The new recreation ground. In the hollows of afternoons Young mothers assemble At swing and sandpit Setting free their children… Philip Larkin

It's fascinating reading more about #JohnBetjeman in books by Kevin Gardner Andrew Motion including his links with Philip Larkin. Looking forward to more discovery on 12th October at our festival - all welcome PhilipLarkinSociety Betjeman Society #PhilipLarkin eventbrite.co.uk/e/hints-and-re…

The exhibition “Like Something Almost Being Said” discusses the language of trees. Birch references Philip Larkin’s poem The Trees, exploring what rebirth could mean for a dead tree, and how it could transcend and become something artistic and important. interiordesign.net/designwire/10-…