Commemorative plaque 73798

This blue commemorative plaque records: Philip Larkin (1922-1985). Poet and Novelist. Born in this house 9 August 1922. Recorded plaque organisation: The Philip Larkin Society and The Coventry Society.

Philip Larkin was a prominent English poet and novelist, renowned for his precise language and exploration of themes such as isolation and the passage of time; he is remembered as one of the most significant British poets of the twentieth century.