Running to work now, Matt. But just to be clear, although my idea of what poetry is and should do is related to both the comments you mention I have never discerned what pisses me off about Larkin in any of your work even if that one particular piece wasn't my favorite. It is idiosyncractic, this idea you ask about. Maybe I will PM you to talk about it if you really want to. Wouldn't interest most.
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