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A timeline of the key poets from World War Two onwards
shows Larkin's work within a wider creative context.
Ezra Pound (1885-1972)
Founded Imagist school of poetry. Emphasised poem visuals.
TS Eliot (1888-1965)
Expressed bleakness of an age in 'The Waste Land'.
Stevie Smith (1902-1971)
Born in Hull, wrote caustic, enigmatic poetry.
WH Auden (1907-1973)
Wrote of isolated individual in 'The Age of Anxiety'.
John Betjeman (1906-1984)
Witty poet of everyday life.
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)
Sometimes surreal, but flamboyant.
CH Sisson (b1914)
Focuses on historical influences.
DJ Enright (b1920)
Anti-romantic voice of The Movement.
Edwin Morgan (b1920)
Lyrical writer, observer of Glasgow.
Donald Davie (1922-1995)
Anti-romantic voice of The Movement.
Elizabeth Jennings (b1926)
Anti-romantic voice of The Movement.
Charles Tomlinson (b1927)
Focuses on the interplay of place, time and tradition.
Thom Gunn (b1929)
Work on passions and pastimes of youth culture.
Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
Poet Laureate. Focuses on nature's violence and myths.
Geoffrey Hill (b1932)
Focuses on the interplay of place, time and
tradition.
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
Intensely personal, eventually suicidal. Married Ted Hughes.
Adrian Henri (b1932)
Light verses on contemporary often everyday themes.
Roger McGough (b1937)
Light verses on contemporary often everyday themes.
Tony Harrison (b1937)
Well known for using local dialect and
colloquialisms.
Seamus Heaney (b1939)
Personal political poet. Nobel Prize winner.
Craig Raine (b1944)
Looks at the everyday in an unexpected way.
Brian Patten (b1946)
Light verses on contemporary often everyday themes.
Peter Reading (b1946)
Political. Use of 'found' poetry, such as graffiti and slogans.
Andrew Motion (b1952)
Acclaimed biographer of Larkin. Often personal. Current Poet Laureate.