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Wader's World
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This expanded anniversary issue of the Journal has been produced with the support of a bequest from the late Maeve Breannan
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Contents
Page 05
The Celtic Fever Abated
An Alternative view of The North Ship
Fred Sedgwick
Page 07
Two Poems
In Memoriam PAL 2-12-85, The Larkin Room
Vernon Scannell
Page 08
Larkin and Photography
A study of material from the University of Hull Archive
Rachel Foss
Page 19
Catching up
An ordinary reader reflects on the necessity of poetry
Maurice Rutherford
Page 22
Larkin's idiolect
An extract from Professor Booth's book Philip Larkin: The Poet's Plight
James Booth
Page 25
Seen from High Windows
The origins of a metaphor
Richard D Jackson
Page 28
Offers one can refuse
Social and sexual relationships in the poetry of Philip Larkin
Rory Waterman
Page 34
Larkin's relationship to his readers
Outlining a research project
Peter James
Page 35
Setting the record straight
Professor Richard Bradford interviewed by Terry Kelly
Page 37
Book Review
First Boredom, then Fear - The Life of Philip Larkin by Richard Bradford
Terry Kelly
Page 39
Programme of Events 2005-06
Page 40
A Beautiful Synthesis
A review of Oliver Ford Davies reading at the 2005 AGM
David Green
Page 42
Poem of the Month
Commentaries from the Society website page 'Poem of the Month'
Page 51
Measured: Mr Bleaney: A man of mystery
Sabrina Hicks
Page 53
Two Poems
Norman Jackson
Page 54
Newland Park Garden Party 17th July 2005: And Larkin's last home is marked with a blue plaque
Page 58
Larkin's Records: A reconstruction of Larkin's discography
Trevor Tolley
Page 68
We Remember, We Remember
Some of Larkin's colleagues (and borrowers) recall a man somewhat different from the myth
Page 78
A Quick Christmas Quiz: for the well versed
James Orwin
Page 79
Philip Larkin and Barbara Pym: Two Societies meet at St Hilda's College Oxford
Hazel K Bell
Page 81
Philip Larkin D LITT: The oration at the University of Leicester, July 1970
Page 83
Noticeboard
Page 84
Larkin's Juvenilia: A child genius running to seed
Fred Holland
Page 86
The Ninth Annual Larkin Birthday Walk: Here: Hull 7th August 2005
Page 89
A Poem: December's Door
In memoriam Philip Larkin
Douglas Dunn
Page 90
A Merry Christmas Card: from Philip Larkin
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