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This Be The Verse
Book • 2001
This Be The Verse is a poem by Philip Larkin that discusses the cycle of emotional trauma passed down through generations.
It suggests that parents, often unintentionally, burden their children with their own faults and advises readers to break this cycle by not having children themselves.
The poem is part of Larkin's collection 'High Windows'.
It suggests that parents, often unintentionally, burden their children with their own faults and advises readers to break this cycle by not having children themselves.
The poem is part of Larkin's collection 'High Windows'.
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Austin Kleon
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Austin Kleon On Maintaining Healthy Habits, Growing As Parents, And Interrogating The Stoic Virtues
