I was surprised by how much I liked this book. It's really good poetry. It's simple to the point where it's easily comprehensible without being pretentious. I never heard of Philip Larkin before so that was where some of my skepticism came from. He's not as giant of a name as Sylvia Plath. However, I still have a lot to learn about poetry. There were three poems that stood out for me. "Maiden Name" takes a different approach on marriage saying that a girl has something to lose when she gets married. Her old identity gets lost in the process. "Born Yesterday" goes on about how happiness can be found in just being average. "Triple Time" is about the missed opportunities of adulthood. It doesn't look like Larkin wrote a massive amount of poetry which is a shame because he really was talented.
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