I have never been excited by Larkin's poetry, much less his politics. And I
love Modern Jazz ...
Andrew
On 12 September 2017 at 06:42, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Ish
>
> L
>
> On 11 September 2017 at 23:13, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Well, I'm shocked, Patrick, as an old leftie too. I have liked seeing the
> > world through Larkin's jaundiced eyes but I didn't realise the apparent
> > corollary of that sort of jaundice. Lawrence, are you an Ezra P man at
> all?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 at 5:38 am, Patrick McManus <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > L am proud to be old leftie! still care etc cheers P
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/09/2017 19:21, Lawrence Upton wrote:
> > > > well, yes
> > > > though I wouldn't quite put it like that
> > > >
> > > > classifying oneself as an old leftie is almost apologetic to my ear
> > > >
> > > > I don't require artists to hold views akin to mine to admire them as
> > > artists
> > > > but it seems to me that his views are ignorant and wrong-headed AND
> > there
> > > > is nothing much admirable about his poetry as poetry
> > > >
> > > > L
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11 September 2017 at 18:59, Patrick McManus <
> > > > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> oldster was meant to be me -thanks for reply I think it difficult
> for
> > me
> > > >> old leftie to stomach his repulsive side
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On 11/09/2017 18:49, Lawrence Upton wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> which oldster is that? you or him?
> > > >>> *
> > > >>> I have never had much time for Mr Larkin...
> > > >>> If other people find him of quality, fine; but I have yet to be
> > > convinced
> > > >>> of it
> > > >>>
> > > >>> and what he is saying can be repulsive
> > > >>>
> > > >>> the final sentence of this article sums it up for me
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> L
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On 11 September 2017 at 17:18, Patrick McManus <
> > > >>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> http://socialistreview.org.uk/427/philip-larkin-racist-
> > bigot-and-poet
> > > >>>> any comments for this oldster ?
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > >
> >
>
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Andrew
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