Annus Mirabilis - A poem by Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin - Annus Mirabilis

Sexual intercourse began
In nineteen sixty-three
(which was rather late for me) -
Between the end of the Chatterley ban
And the Beatles' first LP.

Up to then there'd only been
A sort of bargaining,
A wrangle for the ring,
A shame that started at sixteen
And spread to everything.

Then all at once the quarrel sank:
Everyone felt the same,
And every life became
A brilliant breaking of the bank,
A quite unlosable game.

So life was never better than
In nineteen sixty-three
(Though just too late for me) -
Between the end of the Chatterley ban
And the Beatles' first LP.

Added: on March 27th, 2008 at 3:39 PM | Viewed: 57426 times | Comments (23)

Annus Mirabilis - Comments and Information
Poet: Philip Larkin Poem: Annus Mirabilis Volume: High Windows Year: Published/Written in 1967 Comment 23 of 23, added on January 30th, 2010 at 4:15 PM. vert That's quite doubtful. I doubt. handmade shop from United States Comment 22 of 23, added on July 9th, 2009 at 12:35 PM. The ban on chatterly is the ban on lady chatterly. That is a book written that was seen as a risqué move and therefore ban in the United States, United Kingdom and many other countries. James Gallagher from United States Comment 21 of 23, added on March 27th, 2008 at 3:39 PM. I planing to give a presentation on this poem and Philip Larkin...liked his poems a lot...this poem has specially attrated me because of its boldness of expression. the casuality of tone which is there in this poem adds to effect even more. this poem can be taken as the announcement of sexual revolution... Dhurjati from India More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Annus Mirabilis, has received 23 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Philip Larkin with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Annus Mirabilis Volume: High Windows Year: Published/Written in 1967 Last read: 2010-02-09 12:54:00 Viewed 57426 times. Added on March 27th, 2008 at 3:39 PM.

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