There is a nice moment in the BBC 1993 doc about Larkin where Dunn is asked about PL's horrible politics, and he is just affectionately but briskly dismissive - "Philip was politically a blockhead". That wisdom, humour, and sanity enhanced his own work, I think.

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It lands with the 12 year olds. 🤣

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1. The general evisceration of culture at University of Edinburgh is appalling; how can a centre of learning in Scotland justify cutting these courses? Religious Studies and Scottish Literature (UG) History of Art and Scottish Literature (UG) Celtic and Scottish Lit (UG), conts.

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That Emily Dickinson line was bound to end up on a T-shirt one day.

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had that christopher nolan on the phone. "i've got a bone to pick with you" he said. oh ho i know what this is about i thought to myself. "it's your summer sale. the fantastic in-store bargains are distracting people from odyssey discourse. a wide range of lively books at 50% off rrp? bah"

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