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A Study of Reading Habits
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When getting my nose in a book
Cured most things short of school,
It was worth ruining my eyes
To .........
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Philip Larkin
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Robert Quilter (10/4/2008 8:32:00 AM)
I hope it's supposed to be an ironic piece of writing, rather than tongue in cheek.i must admit, ive gone through certain stages where i have thought what good are books. Maybe i know a few longer than average longer words and have an active imagination.Then again what's the use of that for the average joe or jane when the next mortgage payment is due? |
Kenneth Wright (8/28/2008 10:51:00 AM)
No, not tongue-in-cheek; Larkin both celebrates the delight of reading and mourns its limitations in the face of inevitable mortality. He was a man 'much possessed by death', and the prose meaning of several of his poems can be boiled down to 'What's the use of anything? ' Whether this is a wise or healthy outlook is not for me to judge, but it made for some incredibly touching and humane poetry, though also a terribly sad life. |
Daphne Grant (12/13/2006 5:21:00 PM)
I honestly hope that Philip Larking has written this poem tounge in cheek. Books are and endless fascination, and everyone should have a monthly book allownace, what civiles world wouldn't? |
Stephen Connolly (11/18/2005 1:54:00 PM)
Probably one of the darkest poems I've read. Yikes! |
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