Tiny In All That Air

Our guest today is Kate Romano. Kate is the CEO of arts centre Stapleford Granary which recently dedicated a whole weekend to celebrating many different aspects of Philip Larkin’s life, photography, jazz and poetry. Gavin and I were lucky enough to be able to head down there and enjoy the events as well as running a PLS stall in the middle of it all, talking about all things Larkin to the good people of Cambridgeshire.  Kate joined me to reflect back on the weekend and what she learned about Larkin in the process as well as to look at Broadcast, The Mower, Church Going and Lines on a Young Lady’s photograph album in particular.  https://www.staplefordgranary.org.uk/whats-on/events Michael Symmons Roberts https://symmonsroberts.com/ Wendy Cope https://www.faber.co.uk/author/wendy-cope/ John Betjeman- Death In Leamington  Life, Art and Love by James Booth (Bloomsbury, 2014) The Importance of Elsewhere by Richard Bradford, with an introduction by Mark Howarth-Booth ( Frances Lincoln, 2015) The Sunday Sessions https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571244058-the-sunday-sessions/ Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me: Her Life and Long Loves by John Sutherland (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021) Larkin poems discussed: Lines on A Young Lady’s Photograph Album, Church Going, Broadcast, The Mower Music:  Nobody’s Sweetheart; Mckenzie and Condon’s Chicagoans One Hour: Mound City Blues Blowers Produced by Lyn Lockwood and Gavin Hogg Please email Lyn at ⁠[email protected] ⁠ with any questions or comments PLS Membership, events, merchandise and information: philiplarkin.com

They might not meant to, but they do... Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin's poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this final episode of the summer, Joe heads out with his daughter and reads This Be The Verse. Please note this episode contains strong language. Music: Feeling Drowsy by Henry Allen Junior and his Orchestra (1929) Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley Please email Lyn at [email protected] with any questions, comments or suggestions. PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com Theme music: The Horns of the Morning by the Mechanicals from their album The Righteous Jazz Join Lyn Lockwood and Chris Sewart in Hull on 21st September for a Larkin inspired writing workshop https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some-dappled-park-a-poetry-writing-workshop-inspired-by-philip-larkins-hull-tickets-940211757677?aff=oddtdtcreator

Today on the 9th August we celebrate Philip Larkin’s birthday and we read High Windows from start to end, in order to mark the 50th anniversary of Larkin’s final collection. Philip Pullen and Graham Chesters chat to Lyn about High Windows. Please note there is some strong language and challenging themes in the collection. Poems and readers: To the Sea- Lyn Lockwood Deputy Chair of the Philip Larkin Society Sympathy in White Major- Dale Salwak Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, professor English, magician The Trees-Carole Collinson Trustee of the Philip Larkin Society Livings: I, II, III-Clarissa Hard Trustee of the Philip Larkin Society Forget What Did- Gavin Hogg member of the Philip Larkin Society, writer, podcast host High Windows- Martin Jennings Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, sculptor Friday Night in the Royal Station Hotel -Alan Johnson Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, writer, former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Old Fools-Andrew Motion Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, writer, former Poet Laureate. Going, Going-Kate Romano BBC Radio 3 producer, musician, CEO Stapleford Granary The Card-Players-David Quantick Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, novelist, screenwriter. The Building-Ann Thwaite Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, biographer. Posterity-RM Healey founder member of the Alliance of Literary Societies Dublinesque-Graham Chesters Chair of the Philip Larkin Society Homage to a Government-Trevor Norwood Trustee of the Philip Larkin Society This Be The Verse-Chris Sewart member of the Philip Larkin Society, prize winning poet based in East Yorkshire How Distant-Cath Sked member of the Philip Larkin Society, former English teacher, arts enthusiast. Sad Steps-Blake Morrison Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, poet and novelist. Solar-Rosie Millard President of the Philip Larkin Society, journalist, writer and broadcaster Annus Mirabilis-Stewart Lee Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, writer and comedian Vers de Société-Rachael Galletly Trustee of the Philip Larkin Society Show Saturday-Philip Pullen Trustee of the Philip Larkin Society Money-Simon Galloway, audio producer, podcast host Cut Grass-Devon Allison Chair of the Barbara Pym Society The Explosion-Vicky Foster member of the Philip Larkin Society, writer, performer, poet and teacher based in Hull Some references and further reading: Eugene Boudin - 1824-1898- French landscape painter who focused on the outdoors and particularly harbours and beaches. It Happened Like This by Vicky Foster (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024) The Old Fools Animation directed by Ruth Lingford, narrated by Bob Geldof https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376020/ We Peaked At Paper by Gavin Hogg and Hamish Ironside (Boatwhistle Books, 2022) https://www.boatwhistle.com/store/item/hogg--ironside-we-peaked-at-paper/ The Guardian review of High Windows https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/06/philip-larkin-poetry-high-windows-archive-1974 The Giddy Carousel of Pop presented by Simon Galloway and Gavin Hogg https://giddypoppod.home.blog/ Stewart Lee tour dates and news https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/ Martin Jennings public sculptor, Royal Coin https://martinjennings.com/ The Alliance of Literary Societies https://allianceofliterarysocieties.wordpress.com/ The Barbara Pym Society https://barbara-pym.org/ Sleeping on Islands: A Life In Poetry by Andrew Motion (Faber and Faber, 2023) Two Sisters by Blake Morrison (The Borough Press, 2023) Upcoming events Please join Lyn Lockwood and Chris Ewart in Hull on 21st September 2024: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/some-dappled-park-a-poetry-writing-workshop-inspired-by-philip-larkins-hull-tickets-940211757677?aff=oddtdtcreator Larkin Weekend 13-15 September 2024 at Stapleford Granary   https://www.staplefordgranary.org.uk/whats-on/events/larkin-weekend

That Whitsun, I was late getting away: Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin's poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode, Joe takes his seat on the 11.31 to London Waterloo and reads The Whitsun Weddings. Music: Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley Please email Lyn at [email protected] with any questions, comments or suggestions. PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com Theme music: The Horns of the Morning by the Mechanicals from their album The Righteous Jazz