Philip larkin parents poem

This Be The Verse

Poem by English 20th century poet Philip Larkin

"This Be The Verse" is a lyric poem in three stanzas with an alternating rhyme scheme, by the English poet Philip Larkin (–). It was written around April , was first published in the August issue of New Humanist, and appeared in the collection High Windows.

It is one of Larkin's best-known poems; the opening lines ("They fuck you up, your mum and dad") are among his most frequently quoted. Larkin himself compared it with W. B. Yeats's "Lake Isle of Innisfree" and said he expected to hear it recited in his honour by a thousand Girl Guides before he died.

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    • It is frequently parodied. Television viewers in the United Kingdom voted it one of the "Nation's Top Poems".[1]

    Synopsis

    The poem consists of three stanzas of four iambic tetrameter feet on an alternating rhyme scheme. The speaker, addressing the reader directly, expresses the idea that parents put a lot of emotional weight on their children with the famous line, "They fuck you up, your mum and dad".[2] The speaker goes on to explain that it may not be intentional, but stems from their own emotional baggage (with "some extra, just for you").[2] In the second stanza, the speaker describes the way that the reader's parents were also given this emotional trauma by their parents.

    The third stanza is where the poem makes its assertion: the misery humanity experiences is a cycle that expands continuously.

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    The speaker concludes with some advice: "Get out as early as you can And don’t have any kids yourself".

    The title of the poem is an allusion to Robert Louis Stevenson's "Requiem" ("This be the verse you grave for me").[3] Stevenson's thought of a happy homecoming in death is given an ironic turn.

    He often thought of dying in a ditch, but ended up dying peacefully in his home at the age of Being a "[g]othic writer", Stevenson wrote a lot of grim stories. His most famous is The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.[4]

    Enduring appeal

    A testament to the enduring appeal of Larkin's poem came in April , when the first four lines were recited by a British appeal court judge as part of his judgement of a particularly acrimonious divorce case involving the future custody arrangements of a nine-year-old child.

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    Lord Justice Wall referred to the emotional damage caused to the child, saying: "These four lines seem to me to give a clear warning to parents who, post-separation, continue to fight the battles of the past, and show each other no respect."[5]

    Cultural influences

    Literature

    Poet Adrian Mitchell wrote an upbeat parody of the poem that begins with the lines "They tuck you up, your Mum and Dad, / They read you Peter Rabbit, too."[6]

    The poem is extensively featured on Oliver James' books They F*** You Up ()[7] and How Not To F*** Them Up ().[8]

    Music

    Anne Clark set the poem to music and performed it on her albums Hopeless Cases () and R.S.V.P. ().

    The poem was set to music by Matthew Bannister for the album Hard Love Stories () by New Zealand band Sneaky Feelings.

    In a interview on Parkinson, David Bowie quoted the first and last stanzas, when asked about his relationship with his parents.[9]

    Television

    Comedian Raphael Bob-Waksberg has cited the poem as an influence on his animated series BoJack Horseman (–).[10]

    The entire poem is recited in the Ted Lasso episode "Mom City" ().

    The first stanza is quoted in numerous TV series, including the Weeds episode "Dearborn-Again" (), the Criminal Minds episode "The Inspired" (), the Succession episode "Austerlitz" (), and Firefly Lane episode "Reborn on the Fourth of July" ().[11]

    Film

    The poem is recited by James McAvoy's character in 's suspense thrillerSpeak No Evil.[12]

    Other

    The streetwear brand Supreme printed the first stanza of the poem on items in their Fall/Winter collection.[13]

    See also

    References

    1. ^Rhys-Jones, Griff, ed.

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    2. ^ abPoetry Foundation (15 April ).

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      "This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 16 April

    3. ^" Requiem. Robert Louis Stevenson. Modern British Poetry". . Retrieved 21 October
    4. ^The Yearbook of English Studies (). "'Home is the sailor, home from sea': Robert Louis Stevenson and the End of Wandering".

      The Yearbook of English Studies. 34: – doi/ JSTOR&#; Retrieved 24 April

    5. ^Pidd, Helen (30 April ).

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      9. "They quote you Larkin, your appeal court judges". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November

    9. ^Kuper, Simon (16 October ). "How to invest in babies". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 July
    10. ^Gerrard, Nicci (15 September ). "The book that dare not speak its name".

      The Observer.

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    11. ^Simons, Jake Wallis (30 May ). "Oliver James: It's all about you". Independent. Retrieved 4 July
    12. ^Trynka, Paul (18 July ). David Bowie: Starman. Little, Brown. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
    13. ^Chaney, Jen (12 September ). "A Deep Dive Into BoJack Horseman's Dementia Episode".

      Vulture.

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    14. ^Firefly Lane S2E3 "Reborn on the Fourth of July" Directed by Vanessa Parise. Stephanie Germain Productions, , Netflix,
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    16. ^Roazen, Ben (16 August ). ""This Be The Verse:" Who Is Philip Larkin?". Hypebeast. Retrieved 4 July

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