Further Requirements POETS on POETRY David Lehman, General Editor Donald Hall, Founding Editor

Further Requirements POETS ON POETRY David Lehman, General Editor Donald Hall, Founding Editor

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Interviews, Broadcasts, Statements and Book Reviews, 1952–85

PHILIP LARKIN ______

Edited and with an Introduction by anthony thwaite

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Larkin, Philip. Further requirements : interviews, broadcasts, statements, and book reviews, 1952–85 / Philip Larkin ; edited and with an introduction by Anthony Thwaite. p. cm. Originally published: London : Faber and Faber, 2001. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-472-03004-8 (pbk. : acid-free paper) l. Larkin, Philip—Interviews. 2. Poets, English—20th century— Interviews. 3. Books—Reviews. I. Thwaite, Anthony. II. Title. PR6023.A66F87 2004 82l’.914—dc22 2003071113