Hi there. How are you doing? Our topic is Philip Larkin - a famous poet - have you heard of him?
Philip Arthur Larkin was also a librarian and a novelist 
He was - I hadn't known that before today. He died of cancer of the oesophagus. Have you read any of his work?
Yes that is true. He died in December 1985
Yep - I was 6 then! I hadn't realised that he also wrote under a pseudonym - Brunette Coleman. 
The North Ship was his first poetry book
Was it? That's interesting. My favourite poem is "This be the verse" - it appeals to me as a parent!
Really? He came to prominence in 1985 after he finished work on his poems : the less Deceived  and Whitsun Weddings