Sharpen Your Tongue

Episode Seven: Aubade by Philip Larkin

October 21, 2021 Francesca Capossela and Tory Dickerson Season 1 Episode 7
Episode Seven: Aubade by Philip Larkin
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Sharpen Your Tongue
Episode Seven: Aubade by Philip Larkin
Oct 21, 2021 Season 1 Episode 7
Francesca Capossela and Tory Dickerson

For a very special seventh episode, we are joined by Galway writer Caileigh Ryan to discuss Philip Larkin's famous meditation on death, Aubade. Listen now as we drink hot whiskeys and consider how the poem treats death as a lover, whether Larkin should be read in an Irish accent, and why this piece is so well-loved. 

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For a very special seventh episode, we are joined by Galway writer Caileigh Ryan to discuss Philip Larkin's famous meditation on death, Aubade. Listen now as we drink hot whiskeys and consider how the poem treats death as a lover, whether Larkin should be read in an Irish accent, and why this piece is so well-loved. 

Support the Show.