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Larkin

American

[lahr-kin] / ˈlɑr kɪn /

noun

Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.

Larkin British

/ ˈlɑːkɪn /

noun

Philip. 1922–85, English poet: his verse collections include The Less Deceived (1955) and The Whitsun Weddings (1964)

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Philip Larkin, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens and sundry others have all been criticised for their personal conduct.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

To get into character, Larkin got involved with director Vasily Chuprina and writer Raymond Friel three months before shooting began.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The other scores came from Dylan Larkin and Tage Thompson in the first period and another from Jack Eichel in the second.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

“The reaction against Tennyson,” wrote Philip Larkin, “seems to have set in at his funeral.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Mr. Larkin helps me lift some two-by-fours out of the bed.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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