MCMXIV
English poem by Philip Larkin
"MCMXIV" (1914) is a poem written by English poet Philip Larkin. It was first published in the book The Whitsun Weddings in 1964. The poem, a single sentence spread over four stanzas, begins by describing what is seemingly a photograph of volunteers lining up to enlist, and goes on to reflect on the momentous changes in England that would result from the First World War, ending, 'Never such innocence again'.
References in popular culture
- The first and last lines of the poem are quoted in the film The History Boys.[citation needed]
- MCMXIV is the first single on the Portland, Oregon band Archeology's E.P. Change of Address[citation needed]
- MCMXIV is a single from Chicago, Illinois band Ratboys' album "AOID"[citation needed]
See also
References
- Philip Larkin, Collected Poems, Faber and Faber, 2003, Appendix III.
External links
- The Philip Larkin Society
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Philip Larkin
- The North Ship (1945)
- The Less Deceived (1955)
- The Whitsun Weddings (1964)
- High Windows (1974)
- Collected Poems (1988 and 2003)
- "The Whitsun Weddings" (1964)
- "An Arundel Tomb" (1964)
- "Mr Bleaney" (1955)
- "This Be The Verse" (1974)
- "Days" (1964)
- "MCMXIV" (1964)
- "Aubade" (1977)
- Jill (1946)
- A Girl in Winter (1947)
- The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (1973)
- Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940–1985 (1992)
- List of poems by Philip Larkin
- Larkin at Sixty (1982)
- Philip Larkin Society
- Larkin 25
- Relationships that influenced Philip Larkin
- Mr Larkin's Awkward Day
- Brunette Coleman (juvenile pseudonym)
