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| Westminster Poets' Corner memorial for Philip Larkin | Westminster Poets' Corner memorial for Philip Larkin |
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| Philip Larkin has been commemorated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey on the 31st anniversary of his death. | Philip Larkin has been commemorated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey on the 31st anniversary of his death. |
| Actor Sir Tom Courtenay and artist Grayson Perry both read from Larkin's work during the unveiling ceremony. | |
| It marked the end of a long campaign by the Philip Larkin Society to have him added to the existing names in Poets' Corner. | It marked the end of a long campaign by the Philip Larkin Society to have him added to the existing names in Poets' Corner. |
| The memorial floor stone contains two lines of poetry, his name and birth and death dates. | The memorial floor stone contains two lines of poetry, his name and birth and death dates. |
| The chosen lines are from the end of An Arundal Tomb which was first published in the 1960s. | The chosen lines are from the end of An Arundal Tomb which was first published in the 1960s. |
| The stone has been sculpted by Martin Jennings, whose previous work includes the Larkin Statue and roundels on Hull's Paragon Station. | The stone has been sculpted by Martin Jennings, whose previous work includes the Larkin Statue and roundels on Hull's Paragon Station. |
| Professor Edwin Dawes, chair of the Philip Larkin Society, said: "We are delighted that Philip Larkin has finally taken his place at the very cultural heart of the nation, amongst Britain's greatest writers." | Professor Edwin Dawes, chair of the Philip Larkin Society, said: "We are delighted that Philip Larkin has finally taken his place at the very cultural heart of the nation, amongst Britain's greatest writers." |
| Larkin was born in Coventry in 1922 and went on to study at Oxford, with his first poems being published in 1940. | Larkin was born in Coventry in 1922 and went on to study at Oxford, with his first poems being published in 1940. |
| He became a librarian and took a job at the University of Hull in 1955 where he stayed until his death in 1985. | He became a librarian and took a job at the University of Hull in 1955 where he stayed until his death in 1985. |
| Poets' Corner is a section of the South Transept of Westminster Abbey and acquired the name due to the number of playwrights, writers and poets who are either buried or commemorated there. | Poets' Corner is a section of the South Transept of Westminster Abbey and acquired the name due to the number of playwrights, writers and poets who are either buried or commemorated there. |