Lawrence Anton | Was Philip Larkin Antinatalist? @LawrenceAnton | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Philip Larkin has a famous poem: This Be The Verse, which suggests he is an antinatalist. But, is he?

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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Was Larkin Antinatalist?
01:29 - This Be The Verse
03:20 - W. H. Auden
03:59 - Influence
04:51 - Conclusion + Outro

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This Be The Verse: poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=ylXecmF_Z3I

The Unqickened World: A Study of the Poetry and Novels of Philip Larkin (James Calvin Feltham): research.library.mun.ca/7175/5/Feltham_JamesCalvin.pdf

Death's Echo - An Antinatalist Analysis | W. H. Auden: youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4P_yhHVbI&t=245s

Series of Unfortunate Events: youtube.com/watch?v=-U9qO7hqimU

Speak No Evil: youtube.com/watch?v=FjzxI6uf8H8

Outro Music // The Last Time - Kayou. // Provided by @LofiGirl