November 1983 Issue [Palpitations] Philip Larkin’s enormous yes Download PDF Adjust Share A connoisseur of doom whose wit refuses to die by James Wolcott, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Anthony Thwaite English poetry History and criticism Philip Larkin Poets, English More from James Wolcott Hammett’s long goodbye A deferential biography of literature's Marlboro man The prince of finesse Nine hundred pages of criticism prove that John Updike is no air-dancing dandy Mooing in the meadows of love Confessional novels that give real life a bad name Adjust Share