OK. b) is Larkin, c) is Heaney, the rest are me.
I imagine most people would agree that Larkin had a distinctive voice. But does it come across here, or could this bit of trimeter have been written by any number of authors?
The Heaney isn’t really in his typical voice, either.
[This message has been edited by Henry Quince (edited July 20, 2005).]
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