Larkin

[ lahr-kin ]

/ ˈlɑr kɪn /

Philip,1922–85, English poet and critic.

Example sentences from the Web for larkin

As Larkin would no doubt expect, the history of dubious royal parenting steps back to time immemorial.

Kate and William’s Royal Family Values |Tom Sykes |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By terrifying coincidence, this was the one poem that Thatcher herself thought to recall and misquote when she first met Larkin.

Viva Hate: Inside the World of Morrissey |Michael Weiss |December 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Larkin thought America “vast deserts of bigotry” interrupted by two coasts.

Viva Hate: Inside the World of Morrissey |Michael Weiss |December 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But a crisis center referred me to Larkin Street Youth Center, an organization for the newly diagnosed, like me.

A Father’s Day Transgender Surprise |Maria M. Chico |June 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Although he is most closely associated with Hull, Larkin was born in Coventry.

The Best of Brit Lit |Peter Stothard |November 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Larkin, the Doctor won't ride to-day; and mind, you must cut the wood for the Doctor's fire a little shorter.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 |Various
For a moment, Mr. Larkin, for one, did almost regret his share in this uncomfortable and highly "speculative" business.

The Tenants of Malory |Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Larkin made a threatening motion toward the lash coiled at his belt.

The Terrible Answer |Arthur G. Hill
To this pressure Government yielded, and Mr. Larkin was liberated after a few days in jail.

John Redmond's Last Years |Stephen Gwynn
Larkin shook his head and made a few cabalistic curves and dots in his note-book, then reascended the stairs to the upper deck.

The North Pacific |Willis Boyd Allen

Larkin

/ (ˈlɑːkɪn) /

Philip. 1922–85, English poet: his verse collections include The Less Deceived (1955) and The Whitsun Weddings (1964)