My deep suspicion is that, at 64, I'm not your target demographic. However, I've had a love of poetry for most of my life but, as an autodidact, I've often gone on a "hunch" about a poem's meaning. So, thank you very much for providing a structure to the analysis process. This is the first of your YT videos that I've seen and I have already subscribed (Larkin is, despite his troubling baggage, a favourite of mine). I'm looking forward to learning a lot more from you and, in time, contributing via the comments. Thanks so much for enriching my enjoyment.
Although your suspicion may be correct, I'm still absolutely thrilled that you're finding my videos interesting! You're not alone in enjoying Larkin's writing, despite his glaring faults. I'm quite keen on his poem 'This Be The Verse', but I don't think it's suitable for UA-cam!! Thank you also for your kind words!
@@DystopiaJunkie You thoroughly deserve any positive comments; you have obviously put in a great deal of thought and work to produce these videos. My own favourite of Larkin's poems is "The Whitsun Weddings" and there is a copy of him reading it himself, here on YT. Please keep up the great work!
It's also interesting that at the time the poem was written technology was booming and it's worth mentioning that Larkin appears critical of technology as "lying next to" it sort of implies that TV and modern technology has consumed the older and arguably more natural pass time of spending time with family and looking at photos. It also emphasis his criticism towards loce and marriage as he implies all of the love and memories of the men and "young mothers" now lies forgotten, gathering dust. Love the vid btw :)
@DystopiaJunkie sorry but could you say that the fact that television is mentioned and how it is more important to them than their relationship, could be reflective of the time that Larkin wrote this poem, as the television business was booming and had overtaken the radio during the 1960s?
I have a school assignment to write a general evaluation of this poem about three-pages and mention the sources (books or articles)! can you help me plz ?
Hi Tamara! I've just done a quick search for open access (e.g. free to look at) academic articles about Larkin. The journal 'Language in India' (languageinindia[dot]com) seems to have a few articles about Larkin's writing (once on that website, you can search for Larkin). Andrew Foley's article 'Poetry of Departures: The Endings of Philip Larkin's Poems' might be useful if you can access it, as might '"Behind the backs of houses": landscapes of Englishness in the postwar railway poetry of John Betjeman and Philip Larkin' if you can access that. A UA-cam video could also be considered a source!!
Ugh this poem makes me so angry :/ I know art that promotes negative emotions is still good art, but I don't feel Larkin was trying to provoke here - rather that this was just how 1960's Oxford men viewed working class women. Larkin was clearly dissatisfied with his own middle age - he seems to be projecting this dissatisfaction onto others, despite not knowing them. I get the sense that no one was good enough for him. Gah. I'll calm down now :P
The poem certainly is problematic for a few reasons, especially its treatment of working class women. At least we are able to live in a society where we can look back at the poem and see how wrong it is - that shows progression, at the very least!
Make sure you watch the second part of my analysis of this poem! ua-cam.com/video/i7_jUweFpeI/v-deo.html
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My deep suspicion is that, at 64, I'm not your target demographic. However, I've had a love of poetry for most of my life but, as an autodidact, I've often gone on a "hunch" about a poem's meaning. So, thank you very much for providing a structure to the analysis process. This is the first of your YT videos that I've seen and I have already subscribed (Larkin is, despite his troubling baggage, a favourite of mine).
I'm looking forward to learning a lot more from you and, in time, contributing via the comments. Thanks so much for enriching my enjoyment.
Although your suspicion may be correct, I'm still absolutely thrilled that you're finding my videos interesting! You're not alone in enjoying Larkin's writing, despite his glaring faults. I'm quite keen on his poem 'This Be The Verse', but I don't think it's suitable for UA-cam!! Thank you also for your kind words!
@@DystopiaJunkie You thoroughly deserve any positive comments; you have obviously put in a great deal of thought and work to produce these videos.
My own favourite of Larkin's poems is "The Whitsun Weddings" and there is a copy of him reading it himself, here on YT. Please keep up the great work!
This is what I call ‘the only reason I’m passing English
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Haha, you're very kind! But I won't be taking the exam - you will, so remember that all the credit goes to you (okay and maybe to your teachers too)!
Dude thx a lot. Deserve 2.2 *million* subs
Hahaha, that would be the dream! Although I would settle for 22k subs at the moment! Thanks for the kind words, my friend.
It's also interesting that at the time the poem was written technology was booming and it's worth mentioning that Larkin appears critical of technology as "lying next to" it sort of implies that TV and modern technology has consumed the older and arguably more natural pass time of spending time with family and looking at photos. It also emphasis his criticism towards loce and marriage as he implies all of the love and memories of the men and "young mothers" now lies forgotten, gathering dust. Love the vid btw :)
Thanks for this interesting interpretation of the poem spoken with great clarity.
Thank you very much for your kind comment 😊
this is a helpful for my english class
We watched this in our English class because we're studying poems out of the anthology at the moment, found this helpful, thanks
Glad you found it helpful! Thank you for taking the time to come and comment on the video, it means a lot! 😊
@DystopiaJunkie sorry but could you say that the fact that television is mentioned and how it is more important to them than their relationship, could be reflective of the time that Larkin wrote this poem, as the television business was booming and had overtaken the radio during the 1960s?
Cheers mate, I’ve got an hour of listening to your droning voice 👍
You are SO welcome 👍👍👍👍👍
thank you very much I found this video extremely helpful
You're very welcome - thank you for letting me know 😁
Thank you 😊
Hello, have you got any predictions for Monday?
I reckon time will be the question
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Please explain 'Days' by Philip Larkin..
I have a school assignment to write a general evaluation of this poem about three-pages and mention the sources (books or articles)! can you help me plz ?
Hi Tamara! I've just done a quick search for open access (e.g. free to look at) academic articles about Larkin. The journal 'Language in India' (languageinindia[dot]com) seems to have a few articles about Larkin's writing (once on that website, you can search for Larkin). Andrew Foley's article 'Poetry of Departures: The Endings of Philip Larkin's Poems' might be useful if you can access it, as might '"Behind the backs of houses": landscapes of Englishness in the postwar railway poetry of John Betjeman and Philip Larkin' if you can access that. A UA-cam video could also be considered a source!!
@@DystopiaJunkie thank you so much
English anyone?
Your expressions are so cute.
Ugh this poem makes me so angry :/
I know art that promotes negative emotions is still good art, but I don't feel Larkin was trying to provoke here - rather that this was just how 1960's Oxford men viewed working class women.
Larkin was clearly dissatisfied with his own middle age - he seems to be projecting this dissatisfaction onto others, despite not knowing them. I get the sense that no one was good enough for him.
Gah. I'll calm down now :P
The poem certainly is problematic for a few reasons, especially its treatment of working class women. At least we are able to live in a society where we can look back at the poem and see how wrong it is - that shows progression, at the very least!
The poem isn't 'wrong' !!
It is about a different era.
what does pluralisation mean?
Good question - literally just turning something to the plural form! So going from afternoon (singular) to afternoons (plural)!
@@DystopiaJunkie Thank you. just so i can add it in my notes in my poetry anthology.
No worries! 😊
And also please deal with 'Philip Larkin as a post war poet'
Good vid but like the way you speak with a pause is kinda annoying
Thanks for the feedback, I'll bear that in mind in future!
@@DystopiaJunkie I like your speaking style when you teach - it's clear and calming :)