Thanks Doug (I constantly falter with attempted 'speech' in poems, don't I) and David. I note Alan Bennett was hired by Faber to record Larkin poems presumably because Larkin's own voice now sounds dated. Ted Hughes recorded Eliot for them in the same way. Best from Max Haven't heard from Chris about my theft, invasion, whatever I did. On 26/05/11 1:18 AM, "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Max > The first three stanze have a distinctly Alan Bennett feel to my mind. > Best > David Bircumshaw > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry smartphone from Virgin Media