
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: I remember, i remember coming up england by a different line for once, early in the cold new year. we stopped, and, watching men with number-plates sprint down the platform to familiar gates, "why, coventry!" i exclaimed. "i was born here". philip larkin poet and coventrian ( 1922 - 1985 ) Recorded plaque organisation: Coventry Heritage Plaques.
Philip Larkin was a prominent English poet and librarian, known for his poignant and precise verse that captured the essence of mid-20th century British life, making him one of the most influential poets of his generation.
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