Philip Arthur Larkin (1922–1985) was a famous British poet and novelist. An introduction to “Poetry of Departures” Who is Philip Larkin? Let’s go over a close analysis and introduction to one of Philip Larkin’s most famous poems, “Poetry of Departures,” together. Should we take Philip’s words in “Poetry of Departures” literally, nothing beyond the narrator’s speaking of a person who considered running away from home? Or is there something about the poem worth pondering? Some interpretations don’t lie on the surface and are straightforward to fully understand. It’s not hard for us to know all of a poem’s words by heart. “Poetry of Departures” by Philip Larkin is a beautiful, plain-spoken poem from “The Less Deceived.” First published in 1995, this volume of him attracted such a great deal of attention from English classes and even throughout the world till now.
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