Ep: 47 - Toads (Philip Larkin) - Poetry, redefined

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Dominic reads Larkin's sardonic, witty, and luminous poem, Toads. Enjoy! ****Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Larkin #poetry #Spotifypoems #theotherLaureate #Coventry #Midlandspoetry #Hull #Dublin #Oxford #Whitsunweddings #Highwindows #np #toolsofpoetry #discoverpoetry #lovepoetry #bio #read #amreading #poemsforall #spotifypod #indiepod #poems #follow #rate #comment #review #PhilipLarkin #toads #toadsrevisted #larkinian ****Introduction and thanks: 00:00Word of the day (Elusive): 00:38 Background on Philip Larkin: 00:54Quick note on the poem: 04:16The Poem in full: 05:15Further reading and recommendations: 07:03 Up next on The Dominic Tapes Poetry Redefined: 07:58 ****

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Dominic reads Larkin's sardonic, witty, and luminous poem, Toads. Enjoy! ****Music is 'Lazarus' from Dominic's 2021 piano album 'Songs for John' All rights reserved to the artist. ****#Larkin #poetry #Spotifypoems #theotherLaureate #Coventry...

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