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Philip Larkin

Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast

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The Last Poem in the Collection, Side by Side, Their Faces Blurred

In the last poem in his collection, side by side, their faces blurred, the earl and countess lie in stone. He's very quick to point out that even though they are made of stone, that which we associate with solidity, that it lasts forever. Sowe already suggesting the permanence of them, and therefore their love, i think.

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