and worth re-reading in this arrangement, but what carries the volume beyond bookmanship is [Martin] Amis's introduction.He begins conventionally enough with a brief discussion of some of the poems, observing that [Philip] Larkin's "greatest stanzas, for all their unexpectedness, make you feel that a part of your mind was already prepared to receive them", which is well put.
from The Guardian: Philip Larkin: Poems selected by Martin Amis--review
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